How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6012411 / WP8281164 Screw

The Whirlpool refrigerator ice maker is a good design. The 8 32 screw was a problem I could not remove it with the thread lock it prevented me from unscrewing it. Therefore I replaced the shaft the splined hub and spacer washers. It seems to work fine now. 

Easy to remove the metal parts from the old bin. The only problem was that the screw that holds the adapter has red thread locker and screwdriver rounded off the head of the screw. Drilled the screw and heated the screw to loosen the thread locker and used an ease out to remove the screw. 

Replaced the auger, blade and screw (bottom) 

Replaced necessary parts. 

Replaced auger, auger motor drive shaft, coupler, drive shaft seal, and spring. Had to drill screw to remove coupler on old auger. Used tape to hold ice blades in place while changing augers. Worked great; with a steady hand. Process was easier than I expected. 

All I needed as the auger coupler that connects it with the drive shaft to the ice maker, but the screw attaching the coupler to the auger was corroded and I ended up stripping the screw. So I had to drill out the old screw and scrap the auger. Bought a new auger, screw, and coupler and the repair went well. Re-assembling the ice blades was a little tricky, but a pretty easy repair at the end of the day. 

Order new parts for it 

I ordered multiple parts to fix my washer and refrigerator. Still waiting on a metal washer for my ice maker but the washer pump repair was as easy as the video explained and parts arrived on time. Took all of 30 min to swap the pumps with the proper tools and runs even more quiet than before. Very thankful for AppliancePartsPros and their service. Not sure what it would have cost for a repairman to come out to fix but I'm sure I saved a lot of money! 

Replaced the auger motor drive shaft, coupling, seal, and screw. 

Replaced drive shaft, ice bucket coupling, washer, screw and seal. AppliancePartPros.com had great illustrated parts lists to help me locate the parts easily. They had how-to videos that showed the steps to replace the parts. The prices were good and delivery was 2-days. I felt so well-prepared that I installed that parts on a hot summer night after a 12-hour workday and completed the job without complications. Thank you!