How to Fix a Drive Cup on a GE Freezer

GE freezers' ice-dispensing drive cups are found at the end of the auger unit in the ice container. The cups are part of the ice-making mechanism. Covering the ice auger unit protects the mechanisms on the inside of the ice maker from jamming. A cracked or broken drive cup needs replacing, with little experience or expertise required on the part of the home handyman. Replacing a cup will fix two ice maker problems; not making ice and noise.

Replacement drive cup
Phillips-head screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Turn the ice maker off by pressing the button at the front.
- 2
  Remove the ice bin and empty it into the kitchen sink.
- 3
  Upturn the ice bin and remove four screws to take out the bottom, with a Phillips-head screwdriver. Remove a fifth screw that holds the arm controlling the type of ice coming out.
- 4
  Find and press two tabs, at the bottom of the bin, connecting the dispenser wheel to the bin. Remove the wheel.
- 5
  Slide out the old drive cup from the bin and slide in the new one.
- 6
  Reinsert the five screws and return the bin to the unit. Turn the ice maker back on.

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