Dispenser Housing Shield

Verified that the pump was working and found that the water line was frozen in the door .decided to use hair dryer to thaw and ended up melting water dispenser and housing so had to replace . it took about 30min to change out but you do need a little skill to do it .by the way ended up leaving door open to thaw and all is well good luck ... Read more on your repair.

Replaced the dispenser housing & Ice Funnel that was damaged from trying to thaw the water supply to the dispenser with a hair dryer . Only problem is that the ice funnel is Black but the original was white , but it works fine

Carefully remove selector panel from door by taking a small flat screw driver and prying forward on bottom of panel. Unplug all 3 wires connecting panel to fridge.They are locked with a small clip on over front of plug. Remove the 4 phillips screws and carefully remove the housing (moving wires not to pull on them). Remove the funnel by r ... Read more aising the retaining stops and pull straight out. Save the spring to use on the new parts. Unplug the light and push the side in and take it out from the front side. Unclip the switch on the other side. Reassemble the new housing using the reverse steps of disassembly. When putting housing back in door be cautious not to pinch the wires between housing and door frame. This was a very simple job but requires patience working with small parts and tight areas.

This model refrigerator has a tendency for the water line ( through door) to freeze up, in my attemp to accelerat the defrosting in melted the the flap, the dispenser housing and on removing the front trim broke some of the tabs. Pulled off the trim , used a small screw driver to lift the tabs on the top of the electronics board, I then p ... Read more ulled off the three wire sockets ( lift the plastic tab first) all three are different sizes so cannot be reinstalled incorrectly, unscrewed the dispenser housing , removed the spring for reuse. Reverse this process, don't forget the spring, order the front tim as a precaution,