1068261 Kenmore Freezer - Instructions

A very cold and brittle switch in a 17 year old fridge. Used screwdrivers to pry out with some resistance Had to cut the molded plug in half and split wires, because replacement contacts were farther apart than the original. End result, works great.

1. Used fine tip marker pen to draw outline of upper hinge position

2. unloaded food from door

3. took decorative cover off upper hing mount

4. loosened 3 screws (not completely) and lifted up upper hinge to permit upper door pin/hinge to come free.

5. lifted door off lower hinge.

6. ... Read more remove broken pieces, cleaned, put in new pieces, added small amount of grease

7. put door on bottom hinge.

8. put top hinge into door

9. snugged up three screws in top hinge plate.

10. had to loosen top hinge screws and tap hinge plate around to get door to close by itself when about 1-2 inches from being closed

Best part was PartSelect save me bunches of money and got parts quickly

rem upper hinge on door on & lifted door off. installed kit provided & ressemble.

The parts were delivered promptly. I ordered the kit assembly because I didn't know which part was the problem. Reading the remarks from other people's symptoms and solutions made the process much easier. I replaced both the upper and lower cams. Lubricated the cams and reinstalled the door.. Problem solved!!!!

Empty the refrigerator door of all items and removable shleves.
Reomve top hinge (three screwsa at top of exterior).
Lift door off of bottom hinge pin.
Lay door across table
Remove top half of cam from door and replace with new cam half.
Remove bottom half of cam from bottom door hinge pin.
Lubricate both ca ... Read more m surfaces with small amount of silicone lubricant.
Replace door on bottom hinge pin and replace top hinge.
You may need help guiding teh door back onto the botttom hinge pin.
Replace all door shelves. Done!

I removed the door and replaced the door cams and reinstalled the door

removed door,removed worn part and replaced with new.

I removed the door (three screws on top). Flipped the door upside down, removed the cams, and replaced with the new ones and replaced the door. Now the door closes great. The only problem is that the door sort of "clunks" into place when I open or close it. I am not sure that I used the right cams. The drawing on the directions was n ... Read more ot at all clear.

I am a single female so the hardest part was lifting the door off and then trying to get it back on the hinge. I used the same bolts that were on the door so putting the new parts on was the easiest part. The slowest part was finding the right socket for the bolts and unscrewing the originals. Beats hiring a repair man.

I pried the old one out with a screw driver and pushed the new one in. I expected instructions in the box it came in but there were none.

My owners manual said to unplug fridge from elec outlet, use a kitchen knife to gently pry off the switch plate
(manual had a pictoral example), unclip the two wire, replace with on new switch and replace the switch. Close
door and plug back in. Open door to check that the lite
works. Walla! It did. Thanks!

Sin ... Read more cerely, Ron Marshall, Billings, MT

Removed door,took out old part@replaced with new

I watched the how-to video on your website first and it made the job so much easier. Just remove the upper hinge, lift the door off, and replace the cam bushings on the bottom hinge. Put it back together in reverse order and your done! Thanks for having such an informative website! It saved me from buying a new appliance.

Popped the old one out with a kitchen knife and popped the new one back in. It tool less than 15 seconds!!

Very easy to remove door replace door cams reassemble shuts tight now and works like new