How to Troubleshoot & Replace Ge AP3868937 / WR02X12149 Refrigerator Water Line Compression Ring

R/R fan motor, grommets, and fan blade. Longest part of the job was cleaning/vacuuming coils. Could have reused the old fan blade but elected to just replace it. Recommend replacing grommets as they wear over time which creates a loose motor mount. This probably contributed to fan motor wear. 

Replaced motor and rubber grommets. 

I pulled the unit forward and heard the fan hitting the fan enclosure as it was trying to spin. I started disassembling the fan unit, took down the refrigerator model number and looked online for the parts. AppliancePartsPros made it really easy to find the parts and I love the fact that the assembly drawings are available as well. Ordering the parts was just as easy and delivery was very prompt. I am impressed!!! I think i could have got away with just changing the fan grommets but decided to change the fan motor as well. 

Because I have had to replace this fan before, the process goes pretty fast.. I am impressed with AppliancePros for a number of reasons, the price for componets is always cheaper that other major parts suppliers. They go to great length to insure all ordered parts are shipped and in a timely fashion.. Also the live tutorials are a great help for the Doit yourselfer.. 

Changed fan motor, rubber grommets, and dust cover. It sounded like the vibrating sound was being caused by the motor. But, come to find out I had a chipped blade on one of the fan blades. So make sure and check the fan blade first. Thanks Appliance Parts Pros everything for just as it should. 

Did some research on Appliance Parts Pros site. Took a chance and ordered the parts I thought were needed. They came in three days. Suspicions confirmed. Relatively easy fix. All went well. Repair videos were especially helpful. Appreciate ease of repair and help from App Parts. Thanks 

Ultimately I had to replace the fan. I initially thought the problem was that the blade was out of balance, but the shaft on the motor had come loose and had to be replaced with another purchase. This was no fault of the purchase I made and I went ahead and used the new fan blade. Now the refrigerator is working very well. The videos were a definite help, as well as the prices being cheaper than anywhere else I saw. Delivery was VERY fast, as it came the next day on a two day shipping order. I will definitely use AppliancePartsPro.com the next time I need to repair an appliance, which will probably be soon given the age of my house. One last point: the biggest problem I had was diagnosing the problem. Eventually I figured it out reading the Q/A online for some of the parts. 

After removing the rear panel, I vacuumed the area. Then was easy to see condenser fan not spinning. I replaced the fan with a compression ring and a fan motor. First pulled the wiring harness connected to fan motor, then pulled off the fan with hands. Then used a wrench to remove 2 bolts for the motor. Next, pushed on new fan and screwed in the 2 bolts for the motor. Initially, I purchased a new temperature control to replace as well but after replacing fan and motor, I believe it was still functioning. The frig is 10 yrs old, so I replaced it anyway. All is working well. 

Condenser fan motor sounded like a dying animal. Ordered a new motor, fan blade and grommets. The fridge sounds so much better, it's hard to tell it's on. Took 20 minutes, most of it cleaning. 

Replaced the motor and fan.