SXD26VW Amana Refrigerator - Instructions

Mine was alittle different than the online instructions. 1. I removed the motor. 2. I took the fan off the old motor and cut the wires about 3" back from old motor. 3. Mounted the new fan on bracket and put the fan on the new motor. 4.connected wires that were cut and used wire nuts to connect. 5. Mounted bracket and motor/fan to unit and it works like its brand new. Thank you PartSelect!

Unplug the power. Open the panel in the back of the freezor. Use the hair dryer to defrosted the ice that buildup. Write down the color of the wire before disconnect the defrost thermostat. Take the new one and connect the wire the same way that I took it out. Plug in the power. I check the Defrost timer by turn the red knob, first click sound-the cooling stop, turn to another click-the cooling start again. leave it run to see that the defrost timer is working OK. Then I put the panal back. Everything is back to normal.

followed repair help directions

Ordered the part, got it 2 days, installed it......

took off panel on inside freezer, removed fan unit replaced mounted back in, make sure when mounting fan to motor to use some type of stopper to keep fan, from sliding down and staying at end of arm. freezer working better than when i purchased it.

Watching the video made this dead easy. If I had a newer refrigerator, I suspect it would have taken 10 minutes. Since I have an older 'fridge, I ran into two issues not in the PartSelect video. First - there were no "clips" to slip the icemaker into/out of, the unit was screwed directly into the freezer wall. Kinda hard to see the screws, especially the one in front, but not a big problem. Second - there is a wire-harness clip at the back side of the icemaker, that hooks onto the ledge of the back connector, just under the screw. That clip had slipped, and until I figured that out and reseated it, it made getting to the rear screw wit the nutdriver a serious pain. Other than those two issues, though, the job was exactly as easy as the video makes it look!

Cubes in bin were freezing together due to water leaking from the ice maker assembly. Replacement went easy with bin rails removed.

1. removed bottom screw. 2. pinched sides of rear connection to disconnected ice maker (noted red wire on top in cabinet rear). 3. bump out old unit taping to release tab on bottom. 4. disconnect wire from icemaker and remove wire holder with philips screwdriver.ew ice maker. 4. reattach harness to new ice make and replace clip. 6 reattach l bracket to bottom of ice maker. 7. detach shut off wire from old ice maker and replace on the new maker. 8. place back into position in freezer compartment. 9. reattach water delivery tube 10. connect wire to rear of cabinet. If motor drive still good on old maker scavenge before throwing away bad parts.

empty frezzer take door off unplug wires going to ice maker unscrew/bolt icemaker replace door take motor cover off ice maker remove screws on motor replace ice cup and put every thing back together

Took out socket, replaced new bulb in new socket and plugged in. Easy!

After spending $188.44 0n a service call and a themostat replacement that didnt work (hack job) I came apon your site on the internet , I saw other stories that were similar to mine , so I watched provided videos and decided it looked easy enough so I ordered the parts (Fan motor,new defrost themostat and defrost timer and did it my self The biggest problem was getting the plastic fan off the motor ,but it came off with a small gear puller. the most time was spent cleaning up and putting away my tools ! This site is great Thanks a million P.S. fride is still running great.

I unplugged the refrigerator. Then removed the ice tray. Then removed the screw holding the ice maker secure. I had a little difficulty lifting the ice maker off the clips on the side of the refrigerator but was successful. Then unplugged the wire harness from the back of the refrigerator an lifted the unit out. Removed the wiring harness from the old unit and installed it on the new one. Then positioned the new unit so I could plug the harness in the refrigerator and lined up the clips to attach it on the side of the refrigerator, being careful to line up the water distribution tube. Replaced the screw to secure the ice maker and plugged the refrigerator back in and it is working very well. I am very hsappy with the repair

I was deep cleaning the fridge in our rental before moving out, and while I was washing the glass shelf that sits on top of the crisper, I lightly bumped the edge of the shelf on the sink while turning it to rinse it, and the tempered glass shattered and filled my sink with broken glass. We needed the replacement part ASAP because of the timing of our move, and we were SO grateful to find partselect.com! It made locating the part we needed on the older fridge relatively easy. The shipping was so fast, and the shelf came wrapped well and in perfect condition. Installing it was a matter of unwrapping the shelf, sitting it on top of the shelf, and sliding the shelf back in the fridge -- a cinch. I would definitely recommend this site to anyone needing replacement parts to their appliance!

Video was helpful and reading the other responses online was a big help also. Followed all of those instructions. Most difficult part was disconnecting the electrical plug to the ice maker. Need a screwdrive or other pointed object to depress plastic tab. Other than that, things went smoothly. HOWEVER, after turning water back on and plugging in fridge, I thought everthing was perfect...no leaks initially. BUT, came back a few hours later to find no ice cubes in the holding tray, "iceburg" formations and ice dams built up again thoughout the freezer. Water was leaking continuously from the ice maker. Upon further analysis, it appears the electronic mechanism keeps telling the fridge to send water to the ice maker...or, it is sending too much before shutting the water off. The tray is overflowing and that seems to be the problem. I'm back to square one, but with a new ice maker.

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