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ron_dittmer
Nov 06, 2015Explorer II
OP here again,
Sorry but I don't have a picture of the hinges without the reinforcement. But the reinforcement is very easy to identify.
Open your main fridge door and run your hand across the top of it. If you feel a piece of metal on top near the hinge as seen in my picture here, that is the reinforcement piece. If you don't have the reinforcement, then that extra thing seen resting on top of the door won't be there.
MOST IMPORTANTLY the same will apply along the bottom surface of the door. Most people reinforce only the bottom hinge because all the weight rests there. I did both top and bottom hinges on both doors since the pair of kits I bought came with both. It fit fine using all 4 reinforcements. I did replace the "kit" washers with thinner and smaller ones to look better and to work a little more freely.
In the picture, see that hex-headed screw with slot for a flat blade screwdriver located on the top of the lower hinge pivot point? Make sure it does NOT work itself loose over time for the hinge will bind encouraging breakage. The screw on my upper freezer door worked itself loose, then provided strong down-pressure, much like a very heavy door would do.
Sorry but I don't have a picture of the hinges without the reinforcement. But the reinforcement is very easy to identify.
Open your main fridge door and run your hand across the top of it. If you feel a piece of metal on top near the hinge as seen in my picture here, that is the reinforcement piece. If you don't have the reinforcement, then that extra thing seen resting on top of the door won't be there.
MOST IMPORTANTLY the same will apply along the bottom surface of the door. Most people reinforce only the bottom hinge because all the weight rests there. I did both top and bottom hinges on both doors since the pair of kits I bought came with both. It fit fine using all 4 reinforcements. I did replace the "kit" washers with thinner and smaller ones to look better and to work a little more freely.
In the picture, see that hex-headed screw with slot for a flat blade screwdriver located on the top of the lower hinge pivot point? Make sure it does NOT work itself loose over time for the hinge will bind encouraging breakage. The screw on my upper freezer door worked itself loose, then provided strong down-pressure, much like a very heavy door would do.
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