How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6010036 / WP61004881 Ice Bucket Housing

Ordered new parts. They arrived in very rapid time. Watched the video on how to replace on the AppliancePartsPros.com. Very helpful! Only problem was trying to get the auger drive wheel off the drive shaft as it was a reverse drive and on extremely tight. 

Replaced the shelf 

Replaced it with a new one 

I pulled out the old housing and unplugged the motor. It pretty much came out in pieces. Remove the plastic from the motor, then had to take a pair of vice grips to hold the spindle in place to remove the auger. Remove what was still attached to the old Housing. Cleaned everything up and put the whole unit back together. The motor looked like it was somewhat cooked but still worked, so I ordered a new motor and auger to replace it. Because this fridge is 24 yrs old, Appliancepartspros had one and might not next week. Everything is back together and the ice maker is working again. Should have been like a 30 minute job, but there was a lot of cleanup. 

Remove broken unit, transfer auger motor assembly to new housing and install. APP online instructional video was accurate and very helpful. Part was delivered promptly and in good condition. Customer service representative was great and very helpful on the phone. 

I replaced both the ice bucket housing and the icemaker. The job was very easy and only required a socket screwdriver to uninstall the old broken parts and install the new parts. The videos to demonstrate how to do this were very helpful and very straightforward. One thing that was significant to me was that you do not need to seal the tube that delivers water to the icemaker. The water just flows in from an unsealed tube. This means you don't have to worry about the water leaking from the water supply. There is no seal needed and therefore no seal to leak. The new icemaker does not leak and the dispenser works again. 

Replaced it.......... 

Replaced the two parts 

Followed online video provided. All steps worked exactly as indicated, except there was one additional hex head bolt holding the left side of the shelf to the frig wall. 

Easy to replace, 9 screws to remove and replace attached components and you are done. 10 mins tops.