10656539400 Kenmore Refrigerator - Instructions

The ice maker stopped making ice. Cold water was still available at the freezer door dispenser which seemed to isolate the problem to the ice maker control board/motor. My ice making unit was not identical to the one in the video, but close. After disconnecting the power, I was able to replace the control board/motor without having to remove the entire ice making unit. Total time for repair was under 15 minutes.

Undid the bolts to the ice maker, unplugged it and took it out of the freezer. Removed the cover, unplugged the motor and unscrewed the motor from the casing. To install new motor screw it into the casing, plug it in and replace the cover.

The part arrived and we replaced both of the electronic control boards. Seemed fairly simple and immediately fixed the problem.

Watched video of repair. Took all drawers and drawer holders out of freezer to acesss back panel. Removed 6 screws from back panel,slid up and out. Cut 2 wires to remove old bi-mtl defroster. splice the wires and attached new bi-metal def.

Your directions were clear. When I took the control off the left side of the freezer compartment the resister burnt the plastic so badly that I had to pry cover loose. This may be a problem for others. Thanks from this "Do-it-yourselfer".

I have a KitchenAid side by side refridgerator and the frost free section stopped staying cold. The wife called what she thought was a reputable repairman. He came out and vacumed under the fridge with my vacume and charged us $85.00. I felt a little ripped off. I reserched the problem on line and the most common problem for this issue was replacing the thermister and the diffuser. Ordered the parts from PartSelect. the evening they arrived after about 20 minutes and a screw driver I had the repair complete. The refridgerator is working like new. I'm sure I saved more than a few dolars if the same repairman had to come back out.

Very easy you pullup and the old bin snaps out.Then you align the new bin to the notches on both sides.then very easily push down on the new bin.And the job is finished.

Removed and installed new control boards

Align new Ice Guide with two upper tab holes and push into place. Then push bottom tab into bottom hole until it snaps into place.

Told Wife To Watch The Instructional Movie, Got Me A Beer And Watched Football. She Finished In about Thirty Minutes.Good Job

The icemaker on oour Kenmore was fading fast. Ice was only being harvested once every 4-5 hours instead of every two. Then finally it stopped altogether. I did some research and decide that it was the motor assembly that needed to be replaced. I ordered the part and within 3 days it arrived. Within 45 minutes I replaced the part with the assistance of the youtube video. I am not a Mr. Fix-it but this was fairly straight forward. I am now a hero.

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Took two screwdrivers and inserted bottom of bezel pryed up and out gently. Removed (4) screws and unpluged (3) electronic plugs removing the circuit board. After you remove bezel & circuit board you have a chance to see what you are doing and get to the problem area with more ease. Remove old parts and reverse it putting the new parts. Process is very simple just pay attention to the order everything was removed. On my frig one of the plastic ears that hold the pin which holds the spring and door was broke. The piece I needed was no longer avaliable. I had to use a piece of the plastic from the old parts I removed, drilled a hole the size of the pin in it and glued it to the broken off ear. Put everything back together and I am pleased to say that everything works fine! So you might need to go a little MacGyver on it. All in all very simple fix.

I simply watched the repair video and did it! Super easy, needed start device and capacitor. As easy as unplugging the old and adding the new. The video helped and gave me confidence. Wives can fix fridges too! Saved me $2500. Looks like I'll need a new excuse if I want a new fridge.

Popped the cover off took panal off to access ice door screws.Removed old parts and replaced with new kit.Works fine now.