FE wrote:
Hi,
We have an Amana side-by-side fridge. Recently, the ice maker keeps on
making ice even when the little metal arm is in the upright position. It
won't stop!

If someone has a solution, is it something a non-expert can handle, or
should I call in the repair guy?

Thanks!

Hi,

No model# posted but if the icemaker in this fridge is an module style,
one of the arms inside the module may be cracked or broken.

A copy:

A common complaint in the module style ice maker is that the ice
container bucket is over flowing with ice cubes, the ice maker seems to
be making too many. Once the ice maker is removed from the fridge, the
cover is removed and the module is removed ( 3 screws to remove the
module - it will then just left straight out ), there are plastic arms
that work with the wand arm ( the part that goes up and down with every
cycle ) these arms often break, which means a new module to repair this
problem. The replacement modules have a "beefier" set of plastic arms
that seem to work well. A common complaint in the module style ice
maker is that the ice container bucket is over flowing with ice cubes,
the ice maker seems to be making too many. Once the ice maker is
removed from the fridge, the cover is removed and the module is removed
( 3 screws to remove the module - it will then just left straight out
), there are plastic arms that work with the wand arm ( the part that
goes up and down with every cycle ) these arms often break, which means
a new module to repair this problem. The replacement modules have a
"beefier" set of plastic arms that seem to work well.

http://www.applianceaid.com/newpics/inside-modual.JPG

jeff.
Appliance Repair Aid
http://www.applianceaid.com/