CSF22EBM Hotpoint Refrigerator - Instructions

Please note that I did this repair 2 times before and it was very easy, it took me longer to get the stuff out of the refrigerator door.

But this time the existing upper and lower cams broke, and the lower part of the door was making contact with the screw that holds the lower cam to the lower support bracket damaging the head of the screw.

Now I could not use a screw driver and I had to use a wrench and a vise grip to hold the round screw head (not easy), and then replace the screw and nut.

I had to insert 2 flat washers under the lower support, to separate the door an additional 1/32 from the ref. base to accomodate the fact that the door gasket had lost its regular shape in the lower part of the door (I discover this when I dismounted the door).

Then I removed the damaged cams, replace them with the new ones and now it is working ok.

Manny

I learned from previous descriptions. Most important is there are two cams so order two. Second is that the door can be blocked from the bottom so the door doesn't have to be unloaded if you are careful. Remove the vent cover. Raise the door as high as possible while closed then block it from dropping down. I used wooden blocks. Remove the lower hinge and bracket on the bottom of the door. Put everythng back and you're back in business. A kit with both cams, spacers, and screws with diagram would have been nice to have.

Thanks to the stories on PartSelect my wife and I knew what to expect. The biggest hassle was sawing off the rivet that's on the hinge on the refrigerator (my wife volunteered for that job). When we got everything back together the door worked a lot better, but still wouldn't close without a little push. In frustration and running out of time, we put the stuff back inside the refrigerator door and that did the trick! The weight was enough to allow the door to close on its own.

I used a block of wood to hold up the door. Then unbolted the lower hinge from the fridge. That is when I found out that it was fine and it was the upper half of the hinge that was broken (worn).
So I unbolted the upper hinge (mounted on the bottom of door) It uses the same part. So I installed the part on the upper half of the hinge.

I wish somebody would have told me that you need 2 of these for each hinge. The bottom one was in good shape, lucky for me.

There was what seemed to be a half chewed up washer under the refig. door. The door wasn't closing all the way. DING!! Something was wrong!!

I looked up your schematic for the refrig door and decided what piece might have broken. It was a good guess and the part showed up a few days later.

I wedged up the refrig door to take the tension off the lower bracket. Then, just took off the bracket and replaced the broken door closing cam.

1. I removed the top door hinge.
2. I removed the door and laid it flat.
3. I replaced the cam attached to the bottom of the door. This was very easy.
4. I removed the bottom door hinge and had to remove the brad that held the second cam. This went well as I was able to saw it with a hacksaw.
5. Replaced the second cam with a bolt and nut.
6. Replaced the door and top hinge.
7. Remember to order two cams when you do this repair.

Remove and replaced. It is companies like PartSelect that make the internet worthwhile. The part arrived in 3 days and fit perfectly.

I first removed all of the door contents. I then removed the door from its mountings by removing two screws at the bottom bracket. With the door lying on the floor I then removed the two screws holding the door cam assembly in place. I inserted the new door cam, then reversed the process replacing the four screws.

I ordered the part on Friday afternoon and it was delivered on Saturday morning. I removed two screws took off the old piece and screwed in the new piece in about 5 minutes.

First I removed 2 screws that hold the slider, then replaced the slider and replaced the screws.

Removed the two existing screws and removed the broken drawer slide. Screwed the new, exact duplicate back into place. Less than five minutes to eliminate the six months of hassle I've put up with having the broken slide. So easy I'm embassed to even brag about fixing something.

Looked at the broken part in the manual and order the new piece. When the new piece arrived, I just removed the old one and installed the new one. Very easy to do.

Removed screws and installed new slide.

This is a very simple operation.
Part held on by two phillps head screws that are easy to reach once the refridgerator contents were removed from the top of the drawer and the glass and drawer were taken out.

3 minutes to take the old one and and put the new one in.

It took longer to take out and then replace the contents than replace the slide.

Looked at the broken part. Thought, "Oh darn. I don't want to pay a repairman to do that simple thing. I wonder if I can get a part on the internet?" Looked and found your site. It was easy to use. It told me everything I needed to do, even where to find the model number. Simple! I easily found the part number on your site and ordered. Part came a couple of days later. I undid the old screws---2 of them. Cleaned the area behind the old rail. Screwed in the new rail with the same 2 screws, and voilà, all fixed.