How to Troubleshoot & Replace Samsung AP4143645 / DA63-01453B Refrigerator Ice Cube Tray

Heater element doesn't have resistant circuit open, following your videos I notice... 

Fifteen year old Samsung fridge ice maker stopped making ice cubes and appeared to be leaking water directly into the ice bin where it would freeze into a sold sheet of ice at the bottom. Some online research indicated that the problem was likely a cracked plastic ice cube tray. There was a video showing how the repair was done on a similar Samsung model. I ordered the replacement ice cube tray from AppliancePartsPros for about $12 plus shipping and was able to remove the ice maker, replace the tray (which was indeed cracked), and re-install the ice maker in less than 30 minutes. This compares with about $300 to have a service call and replace the entire ice maker assembly. Very happy with the AppliancePartsPros web site which made it easy to identify the specific model of ice maker and to order the correct part. 

Changed to a new tray. Works perfect. Thanks for your tip. 

I was sure that it was the ice maker assembly itself and kept putting off the repair because there was always something else to spend $100+ on. Finally got around to ordering the part but asked "Ask the Pro" to help me verify which part I needed. It was determined that more than likely, it was just the ice tray itself (a $5 part). Removed the assembly (two screws), swapped out the trays, reinstalled, and lo and behold, all works well. Do you know how many bags of ice I bought because of a $5 ice tray? I should've called sooner. Thank you APP. 

I followed the video and had no troubles what so ever. It was very helpful. 

Removal of old bin. Installation of new bin and new ice tray for icemaker. 

I replaced the cracked ice tray so that it could twist and eject the frozen cubes at the apex of its rotation cycle. 

Change the ice tray 

The ice cube tray was torn apart, replaced the ice cube tray. The replacement one was slightly different; the mounting for the temperature sensor was in the middle, where the original one was at the turning motor end. Because of this it was necessary to cable (zip) tie it in place. Also, the clip that holds turning motor in place was missing, so a wire was bent and used to hold it in place. My concern is that over time in the cold environment the cable tie and wire may break, but considering the refrigerator is 20 years old, I'd say that it is doing well, as this is really the only issue we've had with it! 

Ordered a new one. Actually, I ordered two because they broke before. Installed it without tools.