Need help replacing the door handle part wpw10138763 in your maytag refrigerator.
Maytag french door refrigerator freezer handle loose.
There is a lot of force needed to unclip the handle.
Most freezer door handle allen screw sizes are 3 32 or 1 8 you may also need a 10 mm socket and ratchet next open the freezer door side that has the loose handle or damaged handle.
Check the setscrews per the instructions below.
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Get an allen wrench usually 3 32 or 1 8 to use to tighten the screw on the freezer door.
For the refrigerator door.
The setscrews might have only been partially tightened when the handles were installed.
If either the refrigerator or freezer handle is loose or not tight against the door they might not have been installed correctly.
If either the refrigerator or freezer handle is loose or not tight against the door they might not have been installed correctly.
Regarding our ge bottom freezer refrigerator purchased in 2008 the bottom freezer handle is loose and the seam is also coming apart.
Use the screwdriver to pry the screw cover from the bottom of the maytag refrigerator handle.
To do this grip the handle securly and yank the handle straight to the left and it will unclip and pull off.
Once the handle is pulled off you can tighten the screws going into the handle bracket on the freezer door and you should be good to go again.
The setscrews might have only been partially tightened when the handles were installed.
Open the refrigerator door to access the flat head screws holding the top of the handle to the top edges of the door.
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This first started happening during the first year and we tightene.