After watching installation videos on each felt I could pull it off and ordered and received replacement water reservoir and water dispenser tube assembly. Reservoir installation went off without a hitch outside of the added step of the need to remove the entire main in waterline assy in order to access the connectors which also were not as represented in video, in that they were not the press-to-release type but standard threaded compression types.
Water Dispenser tube/spout assembly was much more difficult in normal process in that the hex screw, holding the rubber-like block surrounding the hole through which the water dispenser tube must pass at the freezer door bottom hinge, is shown in the video as being relatively easy to remove with a 5/16" socket. However, the hex screw head is a very low profile (about 3/16") and wedged up against a metal bracket flange only about 1/32" away from the hex head. Net result, removing the screw and brubber block to increase the access hole for feeding the string fish line wraped and taped around the old tube in order to then reverse the process to fish the new line down to connect to the water source linewas not possibl, for me. SOLUTION: I opted to drill a
1/8" hole thru both walls of the of the tube about a 1/4" from the open end thru which I was able to thread string and tie off with the knot in front of the tube opening allowing easy and unfettered access to be pulled through the entire tube chase without any difficulty in both the old tube removal and new installation. Problem solved, and all tubes working w/o any leaks!
Thanks.
Mike Lavoie Rockledge, FL (Retired Counselor)