jamesgangnc wrote:
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.
--
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.

The top and bottom hinges look nothing alike. In fact the top hinge mounts
to the top of the unit with three screws entering vertically. The bottom
hinge mounts with four screws entering horizontally. I can't envision any
arrangement where these two could be interchanged. The pins would be not be
pointing up and down anymore.

--
David Farber
Los Osos, CA