How to Remove a Refrigerator Bottom Freezer Panel in a Kenmore

Routine cleaning is essential to maintaining the sanitation and performance of your Kenmore bottom freezer, and it is possible by removing the drawer's panel from the main refrigeration unit. The freezer panel pulls out to provide access to your freezer drawer, although detaching it requires the assistance of another person due to the door's weight. The pull-out freezer is heavy and can cause personal injury if it is mishandled. Once removed, the freezer's contents require alternative freezer storage to prevent thawing and spoilage.

Things You'll Need

• Flat-head screwdriver

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Open the freezer's drawer until it no longer moves and then lift it out.

   • 2

     Squeeze the hangers, also known as clips, on both sides of the freezer's rails to release the rail covers from the rails.

   • 3

     Unscrew the screws on the left and right side of the rails with a flat-head screwdriver.

   • 4

     Grab the freezer panel with two hands and lift it off the rails. Lift the door with the help of someone else if possible to prevent accidentally dropping the door.

   • 5

     Push the center rail to slide the left and right rails back into the empty freezer opening.