Do-It-Yourself Story

Lost power for 24 hours due to hurricane Mathew and water dripped into the ice dispenser motor and refroze when the power was restored. Ice maker worked but would not dispense ice. Dispenser motor was frozen and motor burned out. Two screw under the ice bucket reveals the auger motor. Four screws removed the motor. I think they were 5/16 socket. Removing the wiring harness was the only problem. Connection were corroded and a pin broke off the motor and a female connector in the plastic connector on the wiring harness also broke off. There is no wiring harness available without purchasing a whole new door (if even available). I replaced the female pin with another similar female pin. The female pins are removed by prying open the tab on the side of the plastic connector. I found a similar connector to use as a donor in some old computer parts that I had. Since the female pins is not quite the same it did not snap into the plastic connector as it should have so I installed the new motor and plastic connector on the harness then inserted the new female pin into the plastic connector until it seated over the motor pin. Very easy 15 min repair if the connector is not corroded and doesn't break when disconnecting it. If it beaks then you have to get creative as I described above. Hope this helps