Control Bracket

it wazs a simple disasembly and reasembly and really shocked me how frast it went all plug and play .

remove the front cover. everything else is a quick disconnect type of connection. Nothing to it! I would remove the cover and check these connections anytime the dispenser does not work. Look for broken or disconnected switches. This reapir took me a couple of minutes whereas the repair guy wanted almost 200 bucks to do this job. Parts ran around 30 with shipping.

First, I replaced the auger motor at a cost of $87.00. That job took about 15 minutes and was very easy, but it still didn't work. So, I took off the front panel that covered the ice/water dispenser controls and some white plastic parts rained down out of it. I then discovered the problem was the mounting points that held the ice dispenser switch in place. The $13.00 white control bracket fixed the problem. Should have checked this first, as I later learned that the motors rarely go bad.

First I removed the face plate from the dispenser, then removed two screws holding the bracket in place. All of the wiring was held in place and I did not have to remove any of the switches from the wires. I then removed the stationary switch from the ice side and removed the entire bracket. I then put the new bracket in place and installed the switches and wiring harness. It took less than 10 minutes to install.

Unplug electric or you will get wet and possible shockRemoved front cover from the bottom first.(probaly the hardest part of fix),Then removed screws,unplugged electricle wires and light and replaced broken part and replugged wires, light and screws.Snapped on cover and it could not have been easier.Saved$$$$ thanks

I removed the metal strip on the side of the freezer door then slid out the wood panels. removing one Z bar allowed the plastic cover panel to come off without bending the plastic. Then just replace the control bracket by removing two screws and installing the micro switches as before. The small plastic "fingers" break after use and you replace the entire plastic bracket. Very easy ...

Removed plastic outer trim and punch pad by pulling out at bottom of trim and lifting up to remove from panel. Unstapped wire harness and layed punch pad aside. Removed two screws holding control bracket in place. Removed light wire first, then light bracket with pliers from control bracket. Removed two micro switches from old bracket and re-installed on new bracket. Re-installed light bracket and light wire to new control bracket. Place control bracket back in place with two screws. Plug wire harness back togather and re-snapped plastric trim and punch pad back in place. Job Complete

Replaced the entire part which dispenses water and ice. Good as new. Cost to repair it ourselves less than $20 for postage and part. Sure beats the $85 service charge with an additional charge for the part needed, the repairman wanted to come out and fix it.

I pulled the cover off the icemaker and water dispenser in the front door. Unplugged the wires, pulled out the old control bracket, put the new one in, reconnected the wires, put the cover back on. Everything works fine now. All it was was a broken piece of plastic that would not trigger the switch to run the ice dispenser.

Removed front plate of fridge, Disconnected wire harness and slid bracket out. replaced bracket and connected everything and put back plate water worked immediatley.

Popped fromt pannel off from bottom side removed 2 screws from control bracket and took switches etc. off old bracket. removed broken water tube and cut top off. Secured black tubing together and pulled down through door fastened into exixting fitting repolaced one screw. placed switches onto new control bracket and okaced back with 2 screws. Snappec ice guide in place then replaced cover into notches in top and snapped into place. incerted 2 new door handle trim clips into trim and slid into place,,,,finished

Thanks to the support on this site, I diagnosed and fixed the problem, saving at least $150 on a service call. The manufacturer's design of this Control Bracket is so cheap. The small plastic "axel" holding the micro switch broke after about 7 years of use. It is made of thin plastic about the size of a toothpick. Gently pry off the front cover by inserting a screw driver in the slots at the bottom. Take your time and apply gentle pressure. The cover will pop out. Next, take off the micro switches and spacers connected to the old Control bracket. You will probably see a broken plastic shaft/axel that was causing the problem. Pay attention to where the parts come from, because the will need to go back in the same place on the new bracket. It would be helpful to have 3 hands for this job, but I got it done by being patient and taking my time. This site is a fantastic resource. Thanks!

The control bracket that holds the switches to dispense the water and ice broke. I live in Florida I can't live without the ice dispenser and filtered water. I was informed by Whirlpool that they did not sell the idividual parts and that I would need to buy a new door for $700. Fustrated I searched the internet and PartSelect had exactly what I needed and $22 later I had my water and ice back. Simple to install less than 10 minutes, excelent schematics. The part was delivered within 1 day, I wish I knew about PartSelect earlier I would have never gone thru the aggravation of 5 days without ice and water.

Removed the cover for the water/ice dispenser. Unhooked all cords. Took out the control bracket (it was a small piece of that, that had broken). Replaced it with the new one. Re hooked all the cords and replaced the cover for the water dispenser. It works great now!

found manuel online to trouble shoot once I took the front panel off I could see the sesor for the water side had two broken pegs that held it in place. We simply unplugged the wires and popped out the bracket which is all one piece for both ice and water. Put new one in and reconnected plugs easy and simple. Saved a huge bill from a repair man