Icemaker Motor Kit 8201515
Official part for Whirlpool, Kenmore, KitchenAid, Maytag
Easy
15 - 30 mins
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Icemaker Motor Kit Specifications
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Replacing your Whirlpool Refrigerator Icemaker Motor Kit
About this fix
Common problems and models this part fixes.
Easy
15 - 30 mins
Rated by verified customers
- Ice maker not making ice
- Ice maker won’t dispense ice
- Refrigerator
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Easy
15 - 30 mins
Average repair rating from 26 real customers like you
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Adolph from Niceville, FL
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Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Socket set
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Robert from Pebble Beach, CA
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Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Removed three screws, removed old moto ... Read more r unit, inserted new unit making sure the ice level wire arm end was in slot. Ejector is D shaped so can't go in wrong. Replaced screws and replaced ice maker in freezer. Note - be sure the water tube is in the trough before trying to refasten ice maker.
Added note: If for whatever reason you need to remove ice maker note that there are three mounting screws (others have mentioned this) Completely remove one under middle of ice maker. For the two at top of ice maker - just loosen a few turns. The ice maker can be lifted and pulled away from the wall without removing these screws. Also there is a tab on the electrical wire connector for ice maker at back wall of freezer. Tab must be depressed with a flat tip screw driver while pulling out to remove wire connector. Tab is on wide side of connector facing inside of freezer.
Repair worked. Have lots of ice again.
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Scott from Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver
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Thomas from Hornsby, TN
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Really Easy
- 30 - 60 mins
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Screw drivers
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Robert from Austin, TX
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Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
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Ellen from Kenmore, WA
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A Bit Difficult
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
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Jeffrey from Lexington, KY
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Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers, Socket set
To get access to the icemaker, first remove a hinged plastic door that mounts to the ceiling of the freezer compartment by two hex sc ... Read more rews. Remove the screws and the door so you can work with the icemaker without interference.
The icemaker assembly will slide out once the wireharness has been disconnected. To disconnet the wire harness, a while plastic shield has to be removed from the right side of the icemaker, just behind the water inlet.
Locate a hex screw on the bottom right rear of the icemaker and remove it with a socket wrench. Then the plastic cover can be pulled off.
Slide the icemaker out enough so you can get your fingers on the plug connector. It takes some effort to pull the plug connectors apart. Once unplugged the whole icemaker assembly can be removed.
The motor module is located on the left side and is protected by a white cover. This cover is not attached so it can be pulled off to reveal the motor module.
Remove 3 screws from the outside of the motor module and the module can be pulled out of the housing. Insert the new motor module. The module turns the shaft of the ice srapper arm. the shaft has a D shape which mates with the hole in the motor module so you may have to roatate the scrapper arm until the shaft shape matches up with the hole shape in the motor module.
Once the motor module is seated, replace the 3 screws and push the white cover back on.
Position the icemaker so you can reconnect the wireharness plug connectors. Once connected you can push the icemaker asembly back into the grooves of shelf rail. Reattach the while protector shield which covers up the wire harness plugs.
Open the refirigerator door and push and hold the power button to turn internal power back on. Move the icemaker switch on the right wall of the freezer to the "on" position and close the door.
The icemaker should start making ice within 2 hours.
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Rod from Jacksonville, TX
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Really Easy
- 15 - 30 mins
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Screw drivers
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Mark from Fairview Heights, IL
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Really Easy
- Less than 15 mins
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Screw drivers
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Craig from Orange, CA
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A Bit Difficult
- 15 - 30 mins
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Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Once installed, there wasn't any noise, even of water flowing like the old one, could not tell if the unit was working or not. In the morning there was new ice in the bin indicating the repair had been successful. This is like anything else, if you have done it before it is a 5 minuter job but when you have to look at it and try to figure it out it takes a bit longer. All in all, it was simple enough, I was expecting a complete ice maker unit like was in the picture when ordered but only the motor module was actually needed.
We have another refrigerator/freezer that has an icemaker that is over 20 years old and has never been repaired, it is a Sears model though, probably made by Whirlpool or someone else.
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