E23CS75DSS1 Electrolux Refrigerator - Instructions

replaced hinge bearing and cam

Ordered a replacement unit and installed it in 10 minutes. Only required loosening two screws, unplugging old unit and removing. To install, plugged in new unit, placed it in position and tightened the screws. Turned unit on and within a few hours it was making ice.

I followed the directions according to everyone else's experience and it was easy. I did not remove the water tube, and advise against it, if at all possible.

ok, Well I'm glad they emailed this request to talk about my repair because I was really frightened to try to do this thinking that if I messed it up I would be in an even worse situation possibly REQUIRING that I call a repair person for which I had no money. I'm a female and just a little bit handy. I can use a hammer, screwdriver, pliers and the Good Lord gave me a good enough brain that if I take something apart, I can sort of follow what needs to be done. I probably am slightly more handy than most women because I am on my own and need to take care of myself. Recently my financial situation demands I AT LEAST try to take care of small things on my own. I read all the other instructions more than once and I made mental notes about the repeated things that seemed to cause others problems.I removed the plate below the paddles which almost appears that it can't be removed and pulling hard did nothing so I used a small round knife to pry a bit on the inside edge which caused some movement then I could pull it out. Yes, it reveals some screws, duh, of course, at each new part revealed, you must remove the screws. The frightening part was when it revealed the "control panel" which I was a bit frightened to deal with. Once that was removed totally, which is extremely easy, I set it on the counter hoping not to move anything about it. Oh, the ribbon which everyone mentions DID come out but you can deal with that when you put everything back together. You can touch the ribbon in the small slot where it slides into and when you see a green light activated by the touch where you are putting it, you know it is in good. That comes later when you are putting everything back together. I have small hands and I was having a problem getting the part that holds the two paddles (water and ice) so I looked carefully trying to see where the paddle plugs in. I managed to find the upper part of the paddle which was still intact, the part that did not break off. I pulled the wires on that and saw that the wires are attached right in front in a very small white colored "plug" almost right in front and almost right under your nose if you are holding on to that part. I was holding onto it because I couldn't get it out. I used scissors to cut the wire and then plugged in the new wires. I had to use a phillips to unscrew two screws that were holding the part of the broken paddle that is sort of like a lever and it goes over a piece to push against it and dispense water. Those two screws have little small metal flat pieces that fit over them Once you have those screws out you can then remove the old broken remaining piece of the paddle. I had a bit of difficulty fitting the lever of the new paddle into that spot. There is a small sort of trough on each side where each side of the new paddle has a small extending piece that fits into those troughs. It's a small area but you can see in there very well and you just need to be patient to wedge it in there exactly in the right spot and it fits quite tight and almost snaps once you push it in perfectly. Getting those two screws back on is a bit difficult and I lost one of those flat metal pieces that fit over the screw. I couldn't get it back out of the tiny spot it fell into so I finally just made sure the screws were tight and that the other one was in place as it should be. I could see after that was done that the lever could withstand the pressure needed to push on the release that runs the water out so I felt it was ok to not have that small metal plate and I was right. That part was the most difficult. Like everybody else said, just reverse the process. Putting the control panel back I just checked to make sure those little plastic cover pieces are over the little dots in the control panel. It's two pieces, the metal board with the small controls and a plastic piece that covers it and the plastic dots need to be over the bumps in the metal piece. You will see what I mean. T

Watched the tutorial and I would say it took longer to clean the condiments from the door and take the shelves out than the repair. The easiest repair in my life.

Took all food out of the refrigerator door. Pulled the door off by unscrewing the 3/8 hex-head screws on top and bottom hinges. The door is relatively light and removes very easy. Unscrewed and removed the broken plastic cam pieces and replaced with the new ones. Replaced the steel hinge, even though it was still in good shape. The hinge kit comes with left and right hinges as well as a spare cam insert with each hinge, so I still have all the left side parts and spare cam insert for the right side for a future fix if needed. The repair itself was extremely easy and took about 10 minutes; the total time that included emptying the food, cleaning the bottom grill plate and replacing the food was about 20 minutes of my evening.

Pull out the old clips,that were crack.The new ones are hanging off.I don'nt know if i should put some kind of glue,or something.To help it stick on.

I spent most of the time pulling the frog out of the enclosed space. Tow bolts at the rear of the unit, took off with a socket with a long extension, disconnected the interface and then reverse--Very easy

Simple: Loosened 2 screws/bolts holding icemaker in place; removed old icemaker; disconnected old wiring harness; connected new wiring harness; replaced new icemaker; tightened 2 screws bolts; turned new icemker on. Time: less than 5 minutes. It took me longer to order the icemaker. Then I had to find my socket set.

Replaced ice maker

Pretty straight forward replacement. Unplugged the refrigerator. Removed the bottom tray, removed the screws holding the mounting unit in. Unplug the old actuator. Removed the two set screws and the plates. Removed the broken part. Placed the new part into position...only tricky park is getting the one side over a raised part on the frame that is a guide for the left cover plate. Plugged in the actuator and reversed process putting everything back. I followed the instruction left by previous users and had no problems. One other thing was fast service by PartSelect in getting the new part to me. Thanks

While the kids were getting ready for school in the morning they took a small break to help me. They balanced the door while I removed the old broken portions with needle nose pliers which took more time than everything else. I had the 1 philip screw and two hex screws removed and replaced in less than 15 minutes. The video was great because it confirmed what I already assumed.

took ice maker out empty ice removed 6 screws removed auger out took off lcck nut pulled off drum replaced with new drum reassembled.

I diagnosed the problem by checking the water flow at the supply valve and hose by disconnecting the hose from the back of the fridge. Found the pressure to be adequate. I then reconnected the supply hose and removed the cardboard backing from the fridge and removed the nuts holding the water inlet valve to the chassis. I loosened the first hose that runs from the bottom of the valve and had my wife activate the valve by pushing the water switch on the front of the fridge. Water basically sputtered out of the valve and I decided that was where the problem was. I ordered the valve from partselect. When it arrived I thought it was the wrong part because it had push-fittings whereas my original valve was all thumb screws. I took a chance and one by one used a utility knife to cut the hose free of the old valve as close to the nut as possible. Connecting them to the new valve was a piece of cake! Just make sure the hose bottoms out when you push it in. I turned the water back on, no leaks! Plugged the fridge in and pushed it back to the wall. After a bit of air bled out I had a strong flow of wateragain like new! The next day the ice cubes were solid again! We use the filtered water so many times a day and had been so frustrated with the slow water flow we had considered donating the fridge and buying a new one; thanks to this easy fix we expect keep it for years to come!

The repair was extremely simple. First i unplugged the fridge and removed everything from the door. I unscrewed the plastic cap on top of the fridge door hinge to expose the hinge. Then i unbolted the hinge it helps to have someonehold the door so it doesn't fall. After laying the door down I removed the rest of the broken hinge bearing inserted the new one and reinstlled the door making sure it was lined up evenly from top to bottom to the freezer door. The only thing that was annoying was i had to remove the metal plate at the bottom of the door to get to the broke off hinge bearing and those srews were square head screws not phillips head like the one on top of the door.