How to Troubleshoot & Replace Ge AP4345120 / WR30X10093 Electromechanical Icemaker Kit

With replacing the ice maker and your video on doing it yourself. 

Replaced ice maker unit 

I found a broken tooth on the gear of this motor. The motor also was very hot to the touch. I removed the ice maker and disassembled it and removed the motor. There are two switches inside which determine when to fill water. I briefly plugged the assembly back in and the water solenoid kicked on - indicating the rest of they system still worked correctly. Using Google Image search I was able to find AppliancePartsPros and a part number for the motor. I exploded the picture to ensure the motor ratings were the same as the faulty motor (the were). In fact this particular motor appears used in just about every ice maker produced. The new motor arrived a few days later and I compared again to make sure they were one in the same design and specifications. All were correct. I installed the motor and temporarily installed in the freezer. The motor started turning and water filled the tray. About 30 minutes later the first 12 icecubes dropped into the ice bucket. I allowed the machine to continue running for about 4 hours. All worked as expected. Put the front cover back on and screwed the unit back into the freezer wall. This unit does not have a diagnostics feature so you will have to test this "live" to see if it works. 

Replaced them, blew out drain. 

Replaced the spring 

Called an appliance repair company to see what the price was for fixing it and was quoted $768.00 to replace the Control board (Mother board)! I told him that was very high for swapping one part and he told me that the part alone was $505.00! After 20 minutes of research, I found the board here for half the price and ordered it. After I installed the board and I noticed a burned resistor on the old one, it didn’t fix the problem so I researched what that resistor controls and found out the evaporator fan motor burned out in the freezer and that’s what caused the unit to run warm. I also replaced the defrost heater at the same time because it was discolored from overheating and the ice maker kit fixed the problem with no ice. For $750.00 I replaced all four parts myself and it took me two hours for the whole job which was not difficult at all! The unit is running great now, nice and cold and my wife is happy ... Thanks 

Call customer service, asked for clarification on the Electromechanical Icemaker Kit, shipped and arrived in a couple of days as expected. Parts fit well, I had to drill an extra hole to catch all 3 mount points for the replacement auger motor. Electromechanical Icemaker Kit fit perfectly. They saved me a ton of money! Love these guys, I would highly recommend them. 

I replaced the part that was broken. 

I followed the video exactly as it showed and now I have a non leaky fridge. Thanks APP! 

Lots of different possibilities for trouble spots, so I ordered and received the most likely failed part(s) and we really wanted to get the thing running properly anyway. Took a day or so to get all the ice melted. Replaced lots of parts, hoping to get it working properly so we could keep it for awhile. Is now up and running. Seems fine now. Some of the parts were exact fit, others needed extra attention. We were aware that due to the age of the refrigerator there could likely be other parts ready to give out, so we tried to identify those most likely ready to fail and thus replaced parts that were still working but getting on into their usefulness. Parts replaced were ice maker, defrost heater kit, defrost timer, defrost thermostat, dual water inlet valve kit. Was a challenge sometimes, working in the narrow freezer, making parts fit. Cost was sort of high, but much cheaper than buying a new refrigerator. The instructions accompanying the parts were missing for a couple of things and did not cover everything encountered. Under "tools" below, I also used some pieces of plastic, glue and a rivet gun.