Same here, was a strange problem.
ok guys!
My husband read your thread, because, we too were experiencing this strange problem…
Well, the part has been sitting on my counter for too long now . . . thought I would surprise my hubby and just take care of it.
So, now I have more parts on the counter.
My questions are:
Do I just keep unscrewing things untill I get to replace this thing?
Should I stop now before I break something?
Is a philips head screw driver the only tool I will need?
Is there any advice for how I should procede?
It doesn’t seem that there are any directions…
Thanks for any help you can give me!!!
:o
Im sorry, I have to leave for work I will give you more info later…Yes a philips head on a screw gun would be faster.
Got to go
Mike
First take out the bottom drawer by pulling drawer out and liftting up on the left and pushing down on the right drawer slide plastic tabs this will release the the drawer.
Then unscrew the two lower screws against the back wall and you may need to loosen the two upper screws to pull down and take off the plastic vent face.
Now remove the two white screws to remove the white metal plate on the right side.
Now you can see the climate control fan in the center and the two doors to the left that opens and closes letting cold air in from the freezer. this large rectangle shape box needs 5 screws removed, 2 on the left side wall, 1 on the floor below the two and 2 on the right side floor. The two on right are located between the triange gussets, the back one is tricky and needs a stubby philips head for that one.
Now remove the rubber gasket that is at the front edge of the frige 3 white screws so the box can clear when you pull it out.
Reach back to the big plastic box and push it to the right and pull it out a bit so it clears the drawer slides on the left side then pull the left side of the box to the center of the fridge.
you MUST carefully pull up on the center of the shelf above “MAKE SURE YOU LIFT ON THE PLASTIC THAT IS AN INCH BACK , UNDERNEATH, OF THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SHELF” so you clear the box and pull it out. ( their is a small ridge on the box that won’t clear if you don’t lift on the shelf above) DON"T CRACK the PLastic.
You can unplug all connections or exchange the part right there.
To install the new door assembly you must carefully remove the black foam that seround the part and acts as a gasket between the freezer and frig.
The gasket has a sticky adhesive so dont tear it it cost as much as the part you are replacing almost.
Now unplug the part you are replacing pull the wires through and past the foam gasket you moved out of the way.
Connect wires place part in and then place gasket back.
Now put it back together…2 screws on left wall first then 2 screws on the right side. The back one will be the hardest to get started.
Any questions, let me know.
Mike
Mike you are the man!!!
Thanks to you, I was able to disassemble my lower unit and get to these parts. Hopefully I will be able to purchase them from this site and put it all back together.
Ed
Hey thanks…Yes I bought the part here.
I had the same sound from my Kenmore. The fresh water was also sporadic and my ice cubes were only halve size. The solution, I replaced the water filter and everything is fine. First I took the filter out and the water flowed beautifully. Bought one on ********** for about $30 and it came in about 7 days. All is well again. Occam’s razor: “the simplest answer is often correct”
Not the same problem or solution …are you on the right thread?
Hi
I’m having the same exact problem on my GE and was able to establish the clicking from that black door on the left. I am having trouble tracking down the part number for the replacement motor. I tried the one mentioned earlier in the thread and no luck. Is there another part number to that motor?
Thx so much.
Sorry for late reply…Part # WR6OX10063
Mike
My Monogram is making this exact same noise, but when I pull out the bottom drawer it is all iced over in the back. Suggestions?
The black doors that open and close from the left side, control the temperature by letting freezer air to flow into the refridgerator. One or both of the doors could be broken in the open position and freezing up. you can turn the circuit breaker off and put everything in a cooler while you work on it if it is so bad that you need to defrost it. usually you can turn the climate control to the warmest temp for those bins.
Mike
Thanks for this post, I found it invaluable when I had this same problem in my fridge. A couple of notes I had:
- my sound was occurring almost exactly every five minutes.
- quickest way to verify this was the problem was to push the ‘express chill’ button. This makes the sound start immediately.
- When I went to dissassemble my unit, I found it much easier to remove the shelf between the bottom 2 drawers. This is done by simply removing the four screws that screw the top of the shelf with the bottom of the drawer slides.
- I didn’t have the 2 screws on the left side holding the unit to the wall. Instead, it was just the 3 screws on the bottom. With the lower shelf out of the way, it was very easy to get access to the two right-side floor-mount screws.
- To remove the bottom unit, you have to apply some force to pull it away from the wall. I wasn’t sure if I was going to break it or not, but with the bottom shelf out of the way, I had a better view that it was ok to force it some.
- I didn’t realize there were two door units until I pulled the unit out. Then I had to plug the electrical back in to figure out if it was the top or the bottom unit that needed to be replaced.
- I had the fridge door open so long that the light bulbs heated up, and they shut off so they wouldn’t overheat. If that happens to you, don’t worry, they will come back on when they cool down.
My monster of a monogram crappy fridge had that one repaired too…the fan is probably tilted and rubbing…it did get mostly corrected…unfortunately it didnt help the temps at all!
GE Monogram side-by-side. I have the same machine-gun sound…very quick, one second clicks, and consistent… every 25 minutes. Freezer-Fridge operation otherwise normal.
The first step is to pinpoint the sound. The post your findings.
Gene.
Gene… It happens so fast that I cannot pin-point it… But it is not where the compressor is located, above the boxes. It sounds like it may be behind the unit. Wish I could be specific. I was hoping someone else had experienced the same sound… rat-a-tat-tat…split second, ~every 25 minutes.
In such situation, I can only recommend you follow the instructions from previous posts. In the worst case, you would need to hire a pro.