On Jul 12, 10:27*am, "David Farber" wrote:
Reed wrote:
David Farber wrote:
Reed wrote:
David Farber wrote:
Reed wrote:
David Farber wrote:
The refrigerator/freezer is model number 795.76284600. There are
holes to flip the top and bottom door hinges to the opposite
side. Unfortunately, the bottom hinge doesn't have a removable
pin to flip to the opposite side. If it is removable, I can't
figure out how to remove it and reinsert it on the opposite
side. Do I need to order a bottom hinge for the opposite side?
Thanks for your reply.
The manual for this model at
http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/lis_...M/L0606607.pdf
seems to be saying that the pin stays on the hinge when moved to
the other side, and the door just sets on it.
BTW, others should know this is a bottom-mount freezer drawer
model. No freezer "door" as such.
The mounting holes for the bottom hinge are mirror images (y-axis
symmetry) so that would force the bottom hinge to flip upside down
and therefore there is no pin to secure the bottom part of the
door. Page nine of the owner's manual appears to be incomplete as
it seems to be missing reference numbers and directions as to how
to complete the reversal. Am I missing something? Thanks for your
reply.
Yes the drawing is a bit hazy :-(

It seems to me that there is something wrong with the bottom hinge
you have. Looking at my Sears frig. (2 door top freezer), I suspect
the parts are the same as yours, but the hinge in question has the
pin sticking out from both sides, so whichever way it is installed
(left side or right side of box), there is a pin that sticks UP for
the door to swing on.

On the hinge you have, does it look possible to hammer the pin back
so it sticks out the other way ??

The part drawing at
http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/index.jsp
(enter the model # and look at the "Case Assy" section)
is not much help either, except that it only shows one part # (282B)
for the hinge, not anything like separate left and *right versions

BTW to other posters, on these Sears models, the hinges do swap
side-to-side, not top to bottom (yes, there are some that do that)

--Good luck

Here are some pics.
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/...tuff/Hinge.jpg

http://members.dslextreme.com/users/...ff/Hinge-2.jpg

Thanks for your reply.

Well, with the hex head on the pin, the picture sure makes it look
like the pin is meant to be unscrewed from the hinge and then screwed
back in on the other side.

I was thinking the same thing too but it was hard to apply force to the pin
and hold the hinge in place. I don't have a vice to lock it in place. Maybe
I should just leave it screwed into the fridge and then try to remove the
pin.

Thanks for your reply.
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David Farber
Los Osos, CA- Hide quoted text -

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You remove the pin and you will be buying new ones.

They swap from top to bottom when you use them on the other side.