How to Install the Spring on a Whirlpool Refrigerator Ice Flap

Most models of Whirlpool refrigerators have an automatic icemaker and ice and water dispenser on the front of the freezer door. The ice and water dispenser allows you to fill a cup with ice and water without contaminating the refrigerator's ice supply with your hands. The ice dispenser has a door that opens to allow ice to be dispensed, then closes to keep the cold air inside the freezer. The door is spring-loaded, so if the spring becomes damaged or weak, the door may not properly close. In this instance, you must install a new spring.

Flat-head screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Unplug the refrigerator from the wall outlet.
- 2
  Insert a flat-head screwdriver into the pry slot on the bottom of the dispenser cover. Gently pry the dispenser cover from the dispenser housing. Disconnect the wire connectors from the rear of the control panel and set the dispenser cover aside.
- 3
  Take out the screws securing the dispenser module cover and remove the module cover.
- 4
  Remove the dispenser lever by pulling it out of the assembly or taking out the mounting screws securing it to the assembly, depending on the model of your refrigerator.
- 5
  Depress the spring and remove it from the assembly.
- 6
  Pull the pin out of the spring and insert it through the two coils on the new spring.
- 7
  Depress the spring slightly inward and slide each end into the retainers.
- 8
  Reassemble the ice dispenser by reversing the steps taken to disassemble it.
- 9
  Restore the refrigerator's power supply.

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