Unplug fridge. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the single screw underneath the display. Also under the ledge you will see two slots - one on each side of the forward part of the ledge. Insert a flat-head screw driver and twist (either way) to release the plastic tabs. Once the tabs release you can pull the whole thing loose. Unplug the wiring connector and set the display face aside.
Next TAKE A PICTURE OF WHAT YOU SEE WITH YOUR PHONE so you know how everything fits together.
The white plastic tube is the water line, unclip it and move it out of the way. Next unclip the two wiring connections. They are different connectors so you can’t mix them up when you reconnect them. (You can plug them in backwards though, make sure to insert the clip side to the notch side.)
You will see two Phillips head screws on top of the black plastic assembly. Remove (do not lose) the two screws and then you will see a couple black plastic tabs. Undo them and the whole assembly comes out. Go to a desk and bring a flat head screwdriver and some reading glasses if you are like me and can’t see small stuff anymore. The clear plastic piece is the ice funnel – you can take it off carefully to more easily access the flap. (Good time to clean this piece.)
If you look carefully, you will see the two pivot points where the black plastic flap attaches to the larger plastic assembly. If you CAREFULLY pry the arms away from the hinge point you can remove the flap assembly. (This is what you are replacing.)
Inserting the NEW flap and spring was the most time consuming and nerve-wracking part of the whole repair. The fit is pretty tight and you are worried about breaking the larger assembly, which probably costs as much money as a new fridge. (Maybe not.) Start by looking at the spring on the new flap. You will see a short piece of it sitting on the top of the flap. Lift it off the flap with your finger and you will see a corresponding notch in the large assembly – start by inserting the spring end into this notch. Now comes the tough part. You need to insert one side of the flap axel into its corresponding hole in the assembly and GENTLY use the screwdriver to bend the plastic a bit to insert the other side. Annoyingly the long black plastic protrusion has to end up in the white plastic containment piece. (It will make sense when you see it.) You know you will have inserted the flap correctly if it rotates smoothly but is held in the open position with the spring. The insertion process took me a good 45 minutes.
Putting everything together is straightforward. Attach the clear ice chute to the large plastic assembly. (Don’t put it in backwards; note the notches that line up for the water line.) Be careful, relatively fragile small plastic tabs hold it in place. Insert it into the fridge (reference your phone picture) inserting the plastic locking tabs as much as you can, then insert the screws you didn’t lose to tighten. Reattach the two electronic cables, and reinsert the waterline again referencing your photo. Next grab the display, connect the last electronic connector. Insert the locking tabs into place in the fridge. Once it is in position a gentle “nudge” will lock it in place. Insert the last Phillips head screw on the bottom. DON’T FORGET TO PLUG IN THE FRIDGE! Good luck, it’s not that difficult of a job. Probably give yourself 90 minutes the first time, I could probably do the whole thing in 30 minutes now that I know the drill. Good luck!