Tightening a Loose Whirlpool Evaporator Fan

Unplug the refrigerator. Remove any food from the freezer compartment. Remove the ice bin from the freezer compartment.

Pull the plastic water tube out of the top of the ice maker. Remove the hex-head screw from the bottom of the ice maker with a nut driver, and loosen the two hex-head screws in the top of the ice maker. Lift the ice maker off the two screws. Unplug the wiring harness from the side of the freezer and remove the ice maker.

Remove the four hex-head screws holding the dispenser motor to the back of the freezer. Unplug the wiring harness, and pull the motor housing straight out of the freezer.

Remove the nine hex-head screws holding the rear cover to the back of the freezer. Remove the hex-head screw from the air-supply cover on the right side of the freezer. Pull one side of the cover forward until the entire cover is free, and remove it from the freezer.

Unscrew and remove the eight screws from the evaporator cover. Lift the cover, and pull it out of the freezer.

Tighten the two hex-head screws holding the fan bracket to the evaporator shroud.

Place the evaporator cover in the freezer, and install the eight screws to hold it in place. Tighten the screws securely. Install the rear cover in the freezer. Secure it in place using the nine hex-head screws. Insert and tighten the hex-head screw in the air-supply cover.

Slide the motor housing into the freezer. Connect the wiring harness to the motor terminals. Insert the four locator tabs into the slots in the back of the freezer. Install and tighten the four hex-head screws.

Plug the ice maker wiring harness into the side of the freezer. Slide the mounting tabs on the ice maker over the two screws on the wall of the freezer. Insert the hex-head screw in the bottom of the ice maker. Tighten all three screws. Insert the ice bin into the freezer, and plug the freezer in.