AFI2538AES Refrigerator - Instructions

Took off the only screw holding the drawers in place and removed old left and right end caps. Replaced with new parts and additional screws; then put on the cover so the drawer actually works again. Really easy job.

After plugging in the new relay to no avail. I replaced the thermostat. That fixed the problem.

I took out the drawers, cleaned off the shelf above then took the glass shelf out of the fridge. The broken piece just lifted out and I snapped the new one in and replaced everything! All better!

After reading others who did this same repair, I removed the bins and emptied the bottom shelf. Now came the hard part as the glass had not been removed in a long while. It was stuck on with gunk. I removed the top glass and the lower glass by putting hand pressure from underneath and cleaned them. This took the longest time. With the bottom glass in and the top glass out, I snapped in the new piece, the actual repair took about 5 minutes including putting the drawers back in and testing them.

I put a stainless steel screw into the pantry end cap to hold the shelf trim in place so my pantry drawer would operate.

I removed the cover panel. There is a clip that holds the relay and capacitor to the pump. Use a screwdriver to pry it off. Unplug the relay. The capacitor is plugged into the relay and they come together which was a surprise, I thought I only ordered the relay. Unplug a cable from the relay. Insert that cable into the new relay and plug it into the compressor. Reattach the clip. One be important instruction. Unplug the refrigerator for at least 8 hours before installation to allow the compressor to cool down. I tried first without allowing the compressor to cool and it did not work. After letting it cool I tried again and it worked like charm. Make sure the refrigerator is unplugged when doing the repair

Remove the shelves and the other trays. Use the nutdriver to extract the screws and the panel. Pay attention to the orientation of plastic parts when replacing plastic slides to avoid breaking the plastic slide components. Avoiding too much stress on plastic parts is important.

Remove the pantry drawer door, then remove the pantry drawer. Remove the 2 vegetable bins to gain rom to see and to ease access. Remove the 2 screws holding the end cap to the interior of the box. remove the slide from the end cap and place it on the new one. Reinstall the end cap being sure to have the tabs go into the slots at the back. Make sure the end cap also mates with the tab in the front, Reinstall the drawer and the bins and the pantry door.

I removed all drawers (including the two above the repair site, removed the left side end cap - it was help in place with only two screws (one screw hole appears never to have had a screw). Swapped out the broken part for the new one, reinstalled the screws, put the drawers back, mounted the operable door to the two hinge pins, and things were fixed.

Ordered parts on Tuesday. They arrived on Thursday and I completed the protect SAP.No Problem at all.I used hints from others,removed the 3 screws with my nut driver and completed the job as a pro.My Bride(of 63 years) was amazed at my ability Thank you Part Select.I informed all of my Family members of your prompt service

I removed salad and veg draws, pantry draw and the two glass shelves. Located and removed the screws holding the pantry side, gently eased the side out and replaced with the new one. Just a breeze to replace and for a 73 old female, pretty good. Thank you PartSelect for speedy delivery of part.

Unscrewed old water filter. Screwed in new filtr. Moved lense off track. unscrewed bulb. Screwed bulb. Slid lense back in.

Pried out the old switch with small screwdriver, popped in the new one and tah-dah!! ..the light came on. While I was at it, I cleaned out the freezer :). I cannot begin to imagine what a repairman would have charged for this.

I did not do the repair my husband did but it only took him 20 minutes and it was done. I am especially thrilled with the fact that the part came the very next day without paying for extra postage. Thank you for your quick response. In fact I ordered a filter for the same fridge the same day from a different parts place and it still has not arrived and its been more than 10 days. Guess who gets my business in the future for appliance repairs.

Parts arrived in less than 2 days. Installation was easy. The only tricky part was removing the Temperature/Humidity control from the old part. A little "bending" of the plastic is necessary to remove the slide mechanism. After that, it was quite easy.