36211XBMFRWW General Electric - Instructions

a-ok. no problems

replaced lights in refrigirator and freezer

1) TURNED POWER OFF FROM REFRIGERATOR 2) REMOVED THE FREEZER SHELF FIRST BY GENTLY TAPPING THE LEFT SIDE UP AND OUT THEN THE RIGHT SIDE UP AND OUT 3) REMOVED THE 2 PHILLIPS SCREWS HOLDING THE EVAPORATIVE FAN COVER IN PLACE 4) GENTLY PUSHED THE COVER UP AND MAKING SURE THE 2 CLIPS WERE NOT DAMAGED 5) VERY GENTLY PUSHED UP ON THE STYRO FOAM SHIELD GRASPING IT FROM THE BOTTOM, BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO CRACK OR DAMAGE THIS 6) THEN REMOVED 4 OF THE PHILLIPS SCREWS HOLDING THE BACK PANEL 7) THEN REMOVED THE 2 SCREWS HOLDING THE FAN MOTOR IN POSITION ON THE BACK COVER AND LAID THAT ASIDE 8) I COULD THEN SEE THE MOTOR SO I UNCLIPPED THE RED/DARK WIRE CLIP FROM THE HARNESS WITH MY FINGERS, THEN TOOK MY NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS AND GENTLY PULLED UP ON THE GREEN GROUND WIRE 9) I THEN REMOVED THE 2 PHILLIPS HEAD SCREWS HOLDING THE MOTOR BRACKET TO THE WALL OF THE FREEZER 10) THEN REMOVED THE ENTIRE MOTOR AND PUT THAT ON THE KITCHEN TABLE 11) TOOK MY NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS AND VERY, VERY GENTLY PRIED OFF THAT LITTLE METAL RING HOLDING THE FAN BLADE ON (TRICKY SO LEFT UP GENTLY)...I BOUGHT ADDITIONAL IN CASE I DAMAGED IT 12) TOOK MY 5/16 NUT DRIVER AND UNSCREWED THE TOP METAL BRACKET HOLDING THE MOTOR 13) LIFTED THE MOTOR OFF AND LOOKED AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM GROMMETS TO SEE IF DAMAGED OR CRACKED (I BOUGHT ADDITIONAL GROMMETS IN CASE THEY WERE CRACKED OR DAMAGED, EASY FIX) 14) THEN ATTACHED THE NEW MOTOR AND BASICALLY SIMPLY DID EVERYTHING IN REVERSE TO INSTALL THE NEW MOTOR. MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR SCREWS IN ORDER SO YOU CAN IDENTIFY WHICH PART THEY CAME FROM. MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT PINCH AND WIRES WHEN RE-INSTALLING THE MOTOR. SAVED ME A REPAIR PERSON CALL.

The hardest part of the repair was emptying the freezer, next was getting the fan off of the motor shaft, The only reason the job was difficult is because i am 67 years old and not as flexible as i used to be.I had a tough time getting the fan off of the motor shaft, but i got it off with the use of a vise, and had to use the hammer and a socket to install a new fan blade.

Inspected freezer because food was not freezing, getting cold, but not freezing. Noticed fan was not blowing air, but making a little motor noise, like it's trying to turn. Removed cover panel, and found the fan blade rubbing on the panel, fan shaft was worn out and very loose, wobley. That told me the fan needed to be replaced. Found part on the GE Partselect website and ordered the parts via the website order process. This was easy. The parts were shipped quickley and were at my front door the next day. Couldn't believe it. The actual process was very easy: Remove cover, remove bracket holding fan motor, remove and replace motor, re-assemble parts. About 20-25 minutes from start to finish. Freezer is working like it's suppose to.

I found instructions on the web about how to do this repair, so I ordered the part with confidence. But the instructions simply said "pull out the old switchlight". That was actually somewhat difficult as the clip on the side intended to hold the part in was stubborn. I eventually used a utility to slice off the clip. From that point, it was just a matter of plugging in the new switchlight , which was very simple.

The bar shelf arrived damaged and one of the end caps was missing. After the second shipment arrived, the repair went smoothly with no problems. I'm happy with the way it turned out and my girlfriend is thrilled with the extra space.

I must thank yo for sending the fan so fast. If I ever have to deal with any appliance again, you are first on my list.

Open the freezer panel which attached with screwws and locate the defrost thermmostate behind the back pannel. Cut off the old thermostat wires and connect the new wires.

After reading the trouble shooting section of the owners manual, I determined, without much difficulty, that the temp control was defective. I checked some local outlets and found the prices running from $36.00 and up. The same part from this site was around $20.00. Guess where I bought mine! It arrived in a timely fashion, and I installed it with no problem, in about 10 - 15 minutes. This was a very easy job, just remove and replace three wires snap the unit into place, and screw the cover on. Tip: I always use you tube or another source to get some instruction, just in case I'm not as smart as I think I am!

My husband did the repair in 45 minutes and said it was very easy. The video made everything plain and simple.

Turned off the breaker to the fridge because I couldn't reach the power plug to unplug it . Use small flat head screwdriver to pop out the piece, disconnected the rubber prong connectors, inserted the new piece into the rubber prongs snapped it back into place. Flipped the breaker back on and prayed it worked. It did and I saved myself $120 service call.

I watched the video online, followed the instructions and within minutes had the part installed. The frig light was working once again! I will say the original switch was very snug and I had to do some very minor scraping of the plastic to get the new part to slide in.

Very easy. Bought a 6-1 screw driver for 1/4” and 5/16” nut drivers ends. 4 screws to remove panel that covers evaporator coil and motor. Remove the foam piece 2 screws, unplug wire plastic clip and motor come off. 2 screws to remove from bracket, replace motor. Put back together and reinstall. Watch video - it helped but very easy to do even if you don’t watch common sense is all you need.

I wouldn't have tried it without the excellent YouTube video that gave step-by-step instructions! I set up a laptop next to the refrigerator and watched each step then did it myself.

The instructions were very detailed and all of the parts looked exactly like what I was seeing. The only difference was that I didn't need to remove the floor of the freezer to get to the fan motor.

I bought the fan motor, grommets (2), compression ring and fan blade because I wasn't sure which part was causing the problem, and figured that as long as I was in there I might as well put in all new parts.

As it turned out, I did not need the compression ring, because the new fan blade came with a compression ring on it. This was different from what was shown in the video.

Since doing the repair the freezer is now as quiet as it should be, which is a great relief. The project and the money spent were more than worth it. It was great not having to pay a repair man to do the work!