10656539400 Kenmore Refrigerator - Instructions

I watched the video and went to our cottage which we close over the winter. I got the tools and did just as the video instructed Viola! It works. I am a 75 year-old woman. My husband stood there and watched me, in awe! What fun. Thanks.

replaced emitter and receiver

unpacked & installed

Replaced ice guide.

Used the instructions on your site.

Was able to determine that the "Ejector Arm" needed a nugde to get the ice to harvest. Well, that meant the "Module Motor" must be bad. I ordered Part#PS2341896 on a Thursday and was at my door (std. shipping) on Saturday. YOU DON'T have to remove the entire ice maker! Unplug your frig; remove the 3 screws; remove the old unit and replace with new (be sure your lined up correctly with the ejector arm); plug your frig back in. I was able to unwrap the package and replace the piece in less than 5 minutes!!! Ice is HARVESTING!!!

This repair was very simple after seeing the video. Great job guys! Thanks again. Joe from el paso texas.

your vidieo was soooooo easy save alot on doing it myself. Thanks Brian D from NJ

This is a built-in refer. I just turned of the power by flippig the breaker to the refer in electrical panel. Then I removed the white cover to the ice maker and the metal arm no tools required.Then I removed the 3 screws and removed the motor & control assembly then replaced it with the new one. Easy put 3 screws back in snapped cover back on and reinstalled metal arm flipped breaker back on done 15 minute or less. (note: It's helpfull to use a small mirror to see the back side of control if you don't remove ice maker from refer to reinstall metal arm.)Also in my case everything was working now but it didn't produce ice? I looked in the rear of ice maker where the water supply comes in and it was frozen. (little trough or shute.)I carefully chipped ice out with ice pick came out easy. Started making ice and filled up over night everything working great. Final note: (if water freezes up in shute again it's the water valve that needs replacing. I was told that it means it's leaking.) Hope this is helps.

exactly as your video described, it was just that simple. Now it's on the the ice maker that don't work. You have a troubleshooting video on it? lol Thanks you were a great help.

I installed the 2 circuit boards. Real easy. Did not fix problem so going to have to check further.

I found all my frige diagrams and was so easy to find needed parts

The push on fittings made the replacement much easier than I expected.

1) Remove 2 screws holding the coverplate in front of the icemaker. 2) Remove 1 screw at the lower right-rear of the icemaker unit to free the plastic electrical connector cover. 3) Pry the connector cover to the rear (it's flexible plastic, so this can be done with finger pressure alone). 4)Slide the icemaker unit forward (a bit of wiggling the unit is required here to get it at an angle where it will clear its mounting tracks). 5) Disconnect the electrical connector (depress the plastic tab on the side of the connector with your right hand while holding the unit with your left). That's all that's required to get the icemaker out of the freezer and onto a bench. 6) Pry off the plastic cover (left side of the unit) over the motor assembly housing. 7) Examine the circuitry for corrosion/oxidation. (The external circuitry is made of approx. 1/8" copper strips set into channels in the plastic motor assembly housing, which, over time, can corrode to become non-conducting blue copper oxide powder.) Also, inspect the contact points for the heater element and sensors in the motor (same potential problem). 8) Remove the 3 screws attaching the motor assembly to the icemaker unit. 9) Go to PartSelect.com and enter the make & model number of your refrigerator, then select a new motor assembly. (Compare the picture to your motor assembly to make sure you have the right one. Also, print out the exploded diagram of the icemaker unit - useful for reassembly and for future repairs.) Reinstall in reverse order of the above. Total repair cost = approx. $63.00 (motor assembly) + $7.00 (S&H) = $70. Performing a major appliance repair for $70 is a VERY good deal. If you call a repairman, you are going to pay THROUGH THE NOSE (i.e., $100's). DIY forever!

I read all these other stories at this site describing the same problem I was having with my ice maker. So I ordered the same part. I used a nut driver to remove the ice maker unit from the freezer compartment. Used a screwdriver to remove the motor assembly, then just put the new one on. The hardest part was getting the on/off bar back on the new assembly, but that wasn,t that bad. Turned it on and checked back in fifteen minutes to find water in the trough!
I think what quit working was the heat element that warms the ice enough for the paddles to pry the ice pieces from the trough. And then that may have ruined the gears. This is just my best guess from what I observed originally.
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