GE GBSC0 Technical Service Manual

– 12 –7. Set the door on a non-scratching surface withthe inside up.8. Using a 5/16-in. socket ratchet/driver, removethe bolts securing the center hinge to thecabinet. Set the hinge and bolts aside.Remove the hinge cover on top of the4.refrigerator door by removing the Phillips headscrew and pulling it up.Using a 5/16-in. socket ratchet/driver, remove5.the bolts securing the top hinge to the cabinet.Then lift the hinge straight up to free the hingepin from the socket in the top of the door.6. Remove the tape and tilt the door away fromthe cabinet. Lift the door off the center hingepin. Ensure that the plastic hinge pin thimbleremains on the hinge pin or inside door hingepin hole located in the bottom of the door.Note: Follow the same procedure on the oppositedoor. There are no wires, water lines or center hingecovers on the opposite side.Hinge CoverTop HingeRemoving the Doors (French Door Models)Important: Once you begin, do not move thecabinet.Note: Door swing is not reversible.Unplug the refrigerator from its electrical outlet.•Empty all door shelves, including the dairycompartment.To remove the top door:Tape the door shut with masking tape.1.Start with left-hand door first. Remove the2.screw securing the center hinge cover, lift thehinge cover and place to the side on top of therefrigerator.Remove water coupling and power coupling.3.Remove hinge cover(1 Phillips screw)(for water dispenser models)Water CouplingRemove the metalspring clip. Use ascrewdriver to pushthe red plastic lockingclip down and off.C1Water CouplingPush red collarand hold.Pull tube.Power CouplingBlack markflush withcollar assemblyPull apartpower couplingto disconnectC2C3(Continued next page)