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Drive Gear Kit

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Drive Gear Kit – Part Number: 882699
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Part Description:
This is a genuine OEM replacement part. This is the drive gear assembly for the ram that compacts the trash inside your appliance. If your ram is getting stuck, if there is excess noise during operation, or if your compactor does not stop at the end of the compacting cycle you may have an issue with your driver gear. The gear is made of plastic, it is white in color, and it is approximately 4.5? in diameter. This driver gear kit includes both gear, pin spring, retaining clip (c-ring), ram stop, ram cam, and instructions. Before you replace the drive gear in your trash compactor make sure it is unplugged.
This part fixes the following symptoms: Compactor ram gets stuck, Noisy, Doesn’t stop at end of compacting cycle.
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This part works with the following products:
Trash Compactor, Refrigerator, Freezer.

Installation Instructions

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Trash compactor ram was not working.

Watched the video and followed the directions step by step.

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4 of 6 people found these instructions helpful
Parts Used: Drive Gear Kit
Difficulty Level: Really Easy
Total Repair Time: 30 - 60 mins
Tools: Screw drivers, Socket set
Customer: John from RUTHERFORD, NJ

Plastic gear broke

Step 1 unscrewed bottom panel .
Step 2 removed broken gear.
Step 3 loosened set screws.
Step 4 Installed New gear.
Step 5 tightened set screws.
Step 6 reinstalled bottom panel.
Step 7 smiled as I started it up.

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1 of 1 people found these instructions helpful
Parts Used: Drive Gear Kit
Difficulty Level: Really Easy
Total Repair Time: 15 - 30 mins
Tools: Wrench set
Customer: Leigh from LA VETA, CO

The Kenmore trash compactor ram device was stuck in the down position due to the plastic drive gear breaking into pieces

First I went on YouTube and looked at about 4 different repair videos, but they were for Whirlpool units, not Kenmore.
Unplugged unit and removed it from counter space.
Removed bottom panel to access the drive gear.
Rotated chain counterclockwise to raise the RAM. Then I could remove the trash drawer.
Removed the top panel and then removed the RAM from the compactor.
Inspected the 2 side power nuts and they were OK. (This was the other replaceable part to order)
Replaced the large drive gear. Lubricated it with grease.
Didn't replace the small drive gear because I couldn't remove the drift pin going through the gear and the motor shaft.
Re-assembled the panels and plugged it back in and tested it before replacing it in the counter.

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1 of 1 people found these instructions helpful
Parts Used: Drive Gear Kit
Difficulty Level: A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time: 1- 2 hours
Tools: Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable)
Customer: Dennis from MAMMOTH LAKES, CA

Broken gear

No problem

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0 of 1 people found these instructions helpful
Parts Used: Drive Gear Kit
Difficulty Level: Really Easy
Total Repair Time: 30 - 60 mins
Tools: Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable)
Customer: Howard from Sedona, AZ

Compacter not working, door jammed.

The specifics of the repair (replacement of broken main gear) are well covered above. There were only two points of difficulty. The first was fixing things enough to be able to open the door to get the model number to order the parts! A useful reminder to me to make _sure_ that all model numbers of all appliances are recorded and accessible! The second difficulty - and not so much of one once I figured it out - was trying to get the thing plugged back in! It's a built in, and our contractor must have used a micrometer to measure for the opening. No chance of plugging it in as it came out of the cabinetry. It took me a while to realize that the strain relief fitting holding the cord at the top rear of the unit was an opening clip

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0 of 1 people found these instructions helpful
Parts Used: Drive Gear Kit
Difficulty Level: Easy
Total Repair Time: 30 - 60 mins
Tools: Nutdriver, Socket set, Wrench (Adjustable)
Customer: Paul from Watertown, NY

Compactor stuck but motor runs fine

Unplug first lay on side unscrew bottom five screws 2 on bottom and 3 on back side at bottom.pull cover off and found plastic gear broken..pulled clip and slid off old part slid new gear on and put clip back on applied grease installed bottom cover and screws ..really simple and works perfectly

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1 of 4 people found these instructions helpful
Parts Used: Drive Gear Kit
Difficulty Level: Really Easy
Total Repair Time: 30 - 60 mins
Tools: Nutdriver, Pliers
Customer: Kenneth from Southwest Ranches, FL

Broken gear wheel

Replaced

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0 of 1 people found these instructions helpful
Parts Used: Drive Gear Kit
Difficulty Level: Really Easy
Total Repair Time: 15 - 30 mins
Tools: Nutdriver
Customer: michael from Escanaba, MI

Very old compactor stripped plastic gears.

First was going to replace but found new one is about $700! Gear set came with everything, right down to roll pin and hints on final adjustment. Getting the compactor out of the cabinet and turned over was about the hardest part. Installation went easy with everything fitting perfectly and I saved $700!

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0 of 1 people found these instructions helpful
Parts Used: Drive Gear Kit
Difficulty Level: Easy
Total Repair Time: 15 - 30 mins
Tools: Nutdriver, Screw drivers, Wrench (Adjustable)
Customer: Silas from Owensboro, KY
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