G P,

Here's a general teardown procedure from the service manual for your product, it covers several types of dispenser assemblies.

I'm sure you'll be able to work with it and the dispenser, and be up and running in no time.

Good Luck,

:cool: :cool: :cool:

Two gain access to the control area you will need to pull the

drip tray out first.

With the drip tray removed, remove the 3 screws at the bottom

of the front panel

Lift up on the front panel, there are tabs on the top of the

panel that slide into holes in the door panel.

Swing panel out to side, being careful not to pull the wires

out of the disconnect plug or the board itself.

Carefully unplug the wiring harness from the touch panel on
the front cover. This will give you access to

the control board.

On models with no selector on the front panel, when you
remove the front you can gain access directly to dispenser

because you do not have a touch pad or board on dispenser.

On models with electronic control to gain access to the control,
snap the light socket loose and remove the 6 small screws

from the board.

Pull board straight out of housing. Disconnect plug on left
side of board. Disconnect 4 wires to dispenser actuator

switches

With the board removed, remove the 3 screws from the dispenser

housing and pull the dispenser forward.

Remove water line from dispenser housing by pulling straight

out.

With the water line removed, the upper part of the dispenser
is free of the freezer door panel. The main housing is part of

the door panel, and is not removable

The ice door and actuator switches, as well as the return

springs, can be serviced with the control module removed

The door closer is mounted on the side of the housing and connected to the door arm with a gear wheel to
slow the closing of the door. This allows
enough time for the ice to clear the chute. The door will take
approximately 20 seconds to close after the glass is removed

from the actuator.

The closer can be replaced by removing 3 screws and lifting
closer from housing. The door is held in place with a shaft at
the top. The spring that holds the door closed and sealed
against the housing is over the shaft and can be replaced by

using a small punch and removing the shaft.

Tension is held against both the water and ice actuator by a
stainless steel, two bladed spring mounted behind the

actuator switches. The spring is held in place with 2 screws.

The Actuators are held in place by stainless clamps at each
end of the actuator and the two bladed spring in the middle.
The actuators can be removed by removing
the 4 screws and lifting the paddle / ice chute out of the

housing

On models that only dispense water and ice cubes the dispenser
will come apart the same way as models with a control
board. The difference is there is no light in the housing and
the wiring to the actuator switches is connected directly the

plug in the door wiring harness.

TooCan,

Great !!!

We're glad you're up and running.

:D :D :D

Kreno, This is probably one of the screws that attach the dispenser switch housing to the dispenser body. There are several types of extractor tools, available at the local hardware, auto supply, and home improvement centers. Occasionally a smaller sized "torx" or "square drive" tip will work well enough to get the screw broken loose and removed. Either way you need to be careful, you don't want to damage any existing parts, and create more damage.