Frigidaire Side-By-Side Refrigerator Fresh Food Thermistor Replacement

ID: 174456

Description: Use this guide to replace your Frigidaire...

Steps:

1. Unplug your refrigerator before you begin your repair.
2. If you are testing or repairing the following items, you may also need to shut off and disconnect the water supply:
3. Condenser fan motor
4. Compressor motor and thermal overload device
5. Water supply valve assembly

6. Open the refrigerator door.
7. Unscrew the light bulb on the rear of the control housing.

8. Use a 1/4" nut driver to remove the two 1/4" hex head fasteners, securing the control housing.
9. Use a 1/4" nut driver to remove the three additional 1/4" hex head fasteners, securing the control housing.

10. Lower the control housing, allowing the rear portion to stay closer to the top of the fresh food compartment.
11. Support the control housing with your hand until the right hand corner rests on one of the shelves

12. Disconnect the control housing by squeezing the locking tab on the connector and pulling the connector downward.
13. Support the end of control housing nearest the cable with one hand.

14. Locate the auxiliary connector and unclip it from the control housing. You may need to push the clip tabs out of the way with a finger.
15. Disconnect the auxiliary connector by squeezing the locking tab and pulling the connector halves apart.

16. Locate the fresh food thermistor and peel the tan tape to release the wiring.

17. Use your fingers to free the thermistor by pulling it out of the bracket securing it to the control housing.

18. With your fingers, remove the beige masking tape securing the damper assembly to the control housing.

19. Lift the damper assembly upward to access the tape holding the freezer thermistor.

20. Use your fingers to peel the blue tape securing the freezer thermistor.

21. Grasp the freezer thermistor and pull it away from the foam damper assembly on the control housing to free the freezer thermistor from its location.

22. Unclip the thermistor leads.
23. This applies to both the fresh food and freezer thermistor leads. In both cases they are white 2-conductor cords.

24. Disconnect the thermistors from the control board by squeezing the locking tab on the connector and pulling the connector out of the socket on the control board.
25. The thermistors share one connector on the control board, and they are not sold as individual parts but as an assembly.
26. You can peel the tape on the harness or cut it carefully to release the thermistor wires from the harness.
27. You can use a cable tie in place of the tape to secure the harness if needed afterward.