[Lulalake]

Hi Folks,

Are there any instructions/hints/how-to's about replacing the refrigerator and freezer door gaskets on the listed frig?

(Amana ARB2205CW bottom freezer model)


Thanks very much

LL

[Lulalake]

Figured it out.

How simple!!!!

The Gasket simply pulls put and the replacement is simply pushed in. A 5 minute job . . HOWEVER . . .
The gasket is somewhat subject to twisting (and staying twisted) so the Amana people include how-to-untwist instructions in the gasket box.

You simply heat the gasket with a hair dryer or a bright light and it comes pretty close back to shape.

Mine was twisted and I followed the instruction.

It worked.

I am now a hero in my wifes eyes .. .Shhh don't tell her it was that easy.

Cheers

Jules

[paintingchic]

so a girl can do it???!

[Lulalake]

Yep, if she has at least one eye, and one arm and hand, 50 something bucks depending on the gasket vendor (shop around as the prices vary) and 5 minutes ;-)

(Shhhh, don't tell him it's that easy)

[sudsjain]

Last night, I replaced the gasket of the bottom freezer drawer on my Amana refrigerator. It was actually harder than the explanations on this forum. It took me about 2 hours.

When I took my new gasket out of the package that it was mailed in, it had been folded and was all twisted. There were wrinkles in the area where the actual magnetic seal occurs. I tried to use a hair dryer to smooth out the wrinkles but the hair dryer just wasn't getting hot enough. I decided to install the gasket anyway hoping that the wrinkles would just get stretched out.

First I had to remove the drawer which is explained in the Amana manual. I had to remove two screws on the side the the drawer slides and then lift out the hanger for the door. Pulling out the old gasket was really easy but when I tried to push the new gasket it just wouldn't go in under the lip and I was afraid that it would get torn if I pushed it in with a screwdriver.

So I had to remove all 20 or so screws that hold the white plastic retaining liner in and hold the lip of the gasket. Then I had to slide a flat head screw driver in to lift up the liner and break the gluing effect of the expanding foam insulation used during manufacturing. Once I could freely lift up the liner about 1/4 inch, I was able to push the new liner in. The wrinkles were still there, which would have prevented a good seal. Fortunately I had a heat gun which I tested first on the old gasket. This worked wonderfully after the gasket was fully installed and did not melt the white plastic liner.

Once the gasket was installed and all 20 screws were tightened, I discovered that the door had been twisted a little and the left side of the drawer would hit first leaving a gap on the right side. By pushing on the right side some time it would stay but often it wouldn't. So I loosened the screws that hold the door on to the metal hangers that attached to the glides and then twisted the door while I tightened those screws.

The final fix was to tighten the leveling screws so that the top of the fridge leans back. This is recommended in Amana's instructions but had not been done for our fridge. This causes gravity to pull the drawer closed.

I don't mean to scare anyone away from doing this repair but it ended up being harder than I thought.

[Lulalake]

Thanks for your detailed story. As you know this stuff can and does happen.

Good for you

Jules