CS26G3W Crosley Refrigerator - Instructions

Followed Youtube video from Free Repair Help. Only problem was getting down low enough to see the pins on the Compressor to plug the replacement Compressor Start Device and Capacitor-could not replace the old clip to hold the unit to the Compressor like the old unit had. At 77 I just have a problem bending over.

simple . . . . the new shelf support slipped into place, made to fit, without tools or difficulty.

Replaced the relay and capacitor it runs.

We followed the instructions in the video! Excellent step by step. The hardest part is prying the console off, located in the ceiling of the refrigerator. The other tricky thing is to be sure the belt that operates the temperature control is lined up properly when putting everything back in place. There is a larger notch that has to line up with that larger opening on the belt. Definitely keep the video available as you install the part and remove the sections in the same order as the video. Couldn't be easier!

The instructions in the package were not helpful. They wanted me to cut the wiring harness and described where to cut based on the wire colors. My wires were not the same color! I removed the light mechanism using a combination of a screwdriver, putty knife, and plain old muscle with my fingers! The wiring harness unplugged easily and the new one inserted. It was easy to push the whole assembly back into the door. I spent more time looking for something to cut the wiring harness with (and never did find it) than the whole job actually took without needing to cut anything!

Just put the sheves in and rearranged the food items.

Replaced both defrost timer & defrost thermostat which were easy to install but did not fix the problem. Just replaced defrost heater last week which so far, has done the trick though by far the most difficult to remove & install. The clips are not very well identified and are quit hard to remove. The heater your instructions identified as the least likely to cause problem and therefore last part I got helped this repair to cost me $140.62 plus shipping!

ordered the the glass using the schematic provided on line , was very easy & conveniant to have the parts delivered right to your doorstep. Highy recomemend this service & will use again in the future.

Disconnect plug from wall. Insert putty knife between light switch.and trim panel , apply pressure to depress plastic spring holding switch in place. Apply a slight twist too putty knife releasing switch from trim piece. This wil expose plug connected to switch. Disconnect plug from switch. Connect new switch to plug. Insert switch into trim. Plug refrigerator into wall socket.

Removed the top hinge cover with Philips screwdriver. Removed the three bolts holding the top hinge in place. Removed the top hinge, and lifted the door off the remains of the lower hinge. Unbolted the remnants of the lower hinge closure mechanism and replaced it with the new set. Reassembled the door on the lower hinge, and then replaced and bolted back on the top hinge. Door back to full working order in less than fifteen minutes.

Popped out broken switch with blunt flat edged instrument. Disconnected switch from unit . Plugged new piece in and reinserted into side panel of refrigerator. Very easy.

Couldn't figure out how to get the old one out till I saw the new one.Pop the old one out slide the 2 wires on the new one pop it back in place,good to go.

Popped out the old light switch with a butter knife from the bottom first, disconnected the plug in. Install was just the reverse. Super easy fix

I won't buy a Maytag again. The quality of several of my Whirlpool/Maytag appliances is sub-standard, in my opinion. And their service techs/customer service make a lot of excuses.

I had the refrigerator section warmer, not cooling, relative to the freezer section. Using a pro, which didn't help much, cost me an arm, but at least gave me the direction of parts to be replaced and confidence to understand the process design flow. The circuit board. The FZTemp control. Then the freezer heater. Upon getting ready to replace the freezer heater, I noticed that a connector wire on the freezer thermostat connecting the freezer heater was very loose. Though I couldn't tell from visual inspection until I was ready to disconnect the old freezer heater element and install a new one. The heater element is supposed to defrost the freezer coils which were freezing up every 4-6 days. This inhibited the fan from blowing cold air into the refrigerator side. I read to test the freezer heater element by turing the fztemp control, off-on several times force a freezer heater element startup. Which it did once the wires were reconnected. One other bit of advice, I used hot water in a spray bottle to dissolve the ice off the coils. Others used a hot hair blower. Beware the drain pan on the bottom doesn't hold a lot of water.

We'll see how well my fix holds up. Wish me luck!

I had to cut a groove in the bushing to put the elec. wires through it, & then just remove the hinge, put the bushing in & replace the hing.