Samsung Older French Door Refrigerator Freezer Compartment Evaporator Fan Replacement

ID: 178207

Description: Use this guide to replace the freezer...

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 freezer drawer.

7. Pull out the upper freezer drawer.
8. Lift the front edge of the drawer.
9. Remove the drawer by lifting it up and out of the freezer compartment.

10. Unclip the basket hinge retainer by tilting the rear edge up and remove it from the drawer rail.
11. Release the small drawer basket and lift it up and out.

12. Lift the drawer basket out of the drawer frame and remove it.

13. Use a 3/8" socket wrench, box wrench, or open end wrench to remove the bolts securing the drawer front to the right drawer slide.
14. Repeat the process for the left drawer slide.

15. Lift the drawer front upwards to free it from the drawer slides.
16. Remove the drawer front.

17. Rotate the slide connector rod until you can access the retaining pin.
18. Use a pair of long nose pliers to squeeze the retaining pin shank to release it.

19. Pull the retaining pin out of the hole.
20. Slide the connecting rod to the right to free the left end of the rod.
21. Remove the rod by lifting it upward and sliding it back to the left.

22. Use a #2 Phillips driver to remove the retaining screws.
23. Two views of the same screws are shown for clarity. There are not four screws.

24. Pull the icemaker forward parallel to the top of the freezer.
25. This will release the icemaker from the freezer top.
26. Reposition the icemaker and hold it in one hand to prepare to disconnect it.

27. Grasp the icemaker connector (the one to the front) and squeeze the release tab.
28. Pull the connector out from the socket.

29. Remove the ice maker.
30. This view shows the slots that the mounting studs on the freezer top for reference when reassembling.

31. Use a #2 Phillips driver to remove the screws securing the evaporator cover.

32. Lift the evaporator cover from the bottom edge and tilt the edge toward you.

33. Reposition the evaporator cover to allow access to the connections to the right rear.
34. Don't try to remove the cover yet, as you need to first disconnect the electrical connections to it in the upper right rear of the freezer compartment.

35. Disconnect the connectors by squeezing the release tab on the connector and pulling them free of the sockets.
36. Support the cover from below so there is not tension on the connections.

37. Finish disconnecting the connections while supporting the cover from below.

38. Remove the evaporator cover.

39. Use a flush cutter to cut the cable ties securing the fan and blower wiring.

40. Continue to cut the cable ties to free the fan and blower wiring.

41. Remove the wiring from the wire hooks and clear it away to prepare for fan or blower removal.

42. Use a #2 Phillips driver to remove the screws securing the evaporator fan assembly to the evaporator cover.

43. Lift the evaporator fan assembly off of the evaporator cover.

44. Turn the fan assembly over so it rests on the motor case.
45. Use a pair of long nose pliers to grasp the fan shaft gently.
46. Insert a 1/4" flat blade screwdriver between the side of the pliers and the fan hub.
47. You want the screwdriver blade to be as close to the motor shaft as possible.

48. Rotate the screwdriver to pry upward on the fan blade hub to push it upward on the motor shaft.
49. The pliers serve to protect the motor housing and provide a fulcrum close to the fan hub for the screwdriver. They also allow you to hold on to the fan assembly.
50. The frame of the fan assembly is not strong enough to use a straightforward upward prying motion. You will likely damage the assembly if you do that.

51. While continuing to hold the motor shaft with the long nose pliers, pull the fan blades straight upward off the motor shaft.

52. Use a #2 Phillips driver to unfasten the Motor case closure screw.
53. Note the clip locations.
54. The motor case has a plastic hinge, so when you open it, allow it to swing open clamshell-style on the hinge.

55. Use a small flat-blade screwdriver to pry outward on the clip.
56. Lift the cover slightly upward to keep the clip from refastening.
57. Repeat these two items for each clip.

58. When you release the last clip, swing the case open at the hinge.

59. Lift the motor out of the motor case.

60. The motors for the evaporator fans, the condenser fan and ice room blower are all variations of the same part number with different letter suffixes to indicate their role.