UNVIM98 Maytag Ice Maker - Instructions

Unplugged cable remove 3 ea 1/4" head size sheet metal svrews with nut driver.

Remove old cable plug into new unit.

Remove wire bar assy install on new unit.

Remove and install old front cover on new unit.

Plug cable into frezzer outlet.

Install new unit in freezer with the 3 screws.

Wait till unit cycles and celebrate your craftmanship with an iced drink....

The other comments were very useful. After removing the screws, I was able to turn the ice maker assembly enough to reach the electrical harness. This was not easy and required removing the plate at the rear of the compartment. Once removed, replacing with the new ice maker was very easy.

Pretty basic disassembly and reassembly with only 3 screws involved. Difficulty unplugging wiring harness due to minimal slack to work with.

The swap was quite easy. All I had to do was remove 3 nuts and unplug the flat wire connector. I kept the old unit when I took it out in case I needed any parts, but the only thing I needed to transfer over was the Ice level wire. Very straightforward!

Used new icemaker assembly removing the existing
wiring harness from old unit and using it in the new
assembly unit. All in all very easy.

I first turned off the power to the freezer before the install and made sure to remove the ice tray. I used the box the ice maker was shipped in to keep the old unit propped up as I was unscrewing it. I first unscrewed the single bracket screw below the teeth, then put in the box and unscrewed the two top screws. Be sure to use a long head screwdriver so you can work from the outside of the freezer. Also, don't expect the unit to make ice immediately, it takes about 30 min to an hour to cycle and start to make the ice.

I removed the three screws that held it into place.
The only problem that I had was getting the wire
harness off of the old Ice Maker. After that it was
a breeze. The wire harness snapped right on to
the new Ice Maker Assembly it was great.

The most difficult part of the repair was removing the old ice maker. Removing the three mounting screws was easy, but unpluging the electrical was more difficult as there was no extra length in the wiring harness to allow access. Therefore it was necessary to remove the mounting bracket in order to be able to get the harness in position to disconnect it. Still couldn't see that it had a retaining clip, this was only known by looking at pictures of replacement hartnesses. Once the harness was disconnected, the old ice maker was out. The new icemaker was almost the same as the old one except for having to take the water inlet off the old one and install it on the new ice maker. (no instructions on how to do this, just had to wing it). Once this was done the new ice maker was installed in about 5 minutes.

First, shut off the water to the frig. Remove the rubber fill tube. Remove the two screws that hold the ice maker in place. Note: some may have 3, 2 in the top and 1 in the bottom. Careful removing the wired connection. Take a small screwdriver and push in the locking tab and pull out the plug. Remove the ice maker Swap out the shut off arm and reinstall. Piece of cake!

First I removed the white cover on the front end.
Then, I unscrewed one screw under the icemaker in the freezer wall. Then, gently popped the icemaker out of the two tabs holding it on top. Then I unplugged the wire assembly out of the back of freezer squeezing the two tabs in on the plug. I took the wire assembly off the icemaker by pushing the tab down with a flathead while pulling the plug out. Next,
I transferred the wire assembly to the new icemaker pushing the plug until the tab was fully engaged. Then, using a flashlight and noticing the direction of the plug, I plugged the icemaker into the back wall. Then carefully lined up and worked the icemaker until it popped into the two holding tabs on the sidewall, replaced the screw on the sidewall and put the white cover back on. For note, I noticed on the inside old the icemaker that the teflon coating was peeling off so the ice was sticking and could'nt be pushed out and thus a frozen block Ice maker!

threw out the old icemaker, replaced it with the new one. just had to pry off the cap of the housing and plug the original cable to the new assembly - bingo.
I'm happy and proud - saved a large repair-bill :-)

This is 2nd of a two part troubleshooting. 1st was the inlet valve/solenoid which did not work. I then ordered the ice maker, If I would inspected the old one, I would of ordered it first as all of the coating had come off. Anyway piece of cake installing, took 3 minutes. Hint: don't get exciting if it doesn't work right away, the freezer has to reach freezing again prior water being released to it.

Remove ice bin. Loosen two mounting screws holding ice maker in place ( not necessary to remove screws), Remove two screws holding cover over ice auger. Behind cover is connection for ice maker. Need two hands to disconnect wiring connector from ice maker( tight area to work in,narrow shoulders and long arms help). Squeeze tab on one end of connector while pulling connectors apart. DO NOT PULL ON WIRES, ONLY PULL APART CONNECTORS.
After ice maker is out use pin points on end of timer to check contact points to be sure all contacts are made. Is possible to insert an Ohm meter probe in holes at end of timer, it is not necessary to remove timer to check unless problem is found with open contact.

Removed one screw that held the unit in place. Took a few minutes to determine how to disengage the unit from the plastic clips. The most difficult part was disconnecting the electrical cable.but in less than 30 minutes the new unit was in place and filled with water to start forming ice.

Removed three screws, unplugged the electrical from the side of the freezer. Transferred the electric and the ice level bar to the new unit. Plugged the unit back in, installed the three screws and that was it. The teflon on the unit was coming off which caused the leak and a fowl taste in the ice cubes. The new unit took care of this. Received the package in three days, wonderful!! Anyone could do this themself!!