Frigidaire 241681903 Ice Dispenser Actuator Arm OEM Part

First, your company web site is extremely helpful. If anyone chooses to do it theirself the ordering process is efficient, quick and easy. Things not found at many companies these days. The last time I ordered from you I got the part in the delivery system within 24 hours, but not so this time. Still I receive this part within 3 days, What I would expect normally when ordering from the internet. I'll never use any other appliance site unless you change for the worse, the customers are the judge, always! The videos that I have used are very helpful indeed. The actuator for the ice maker has a step that if you forget it, you must go back in to set it right or the ice maker will not work. Kudos on the videos. Just one caveat, my feeder tube for the water side was installed from the factory with an extremely short line length and was impossible to push back in by hand or with the needle nose. So, I found some well sticky tape and a piece of string, feed about 2" into the tube, taped it into the tube and feed the string through the water tube hole and pulled the tube through and unwrapped it once through the hole. "Important" Dry the tube well first and don't over tape the tube it won't go through the hole (don't tape past what you can pull through the tube hole). I used 100 mile an hour tape from the military or possibly some gorilla tape would work. I hope this can be helpful to someone if they find the same problem, otherwise I would rate this as an easy project if you have some fix it skills.

I checked with Appliance Parts Pros.com and found out that the likely culprit was a broken Ice Dispenser Actuator Arm. I watched a video on the same site and figured I could change that part. I wanted to confirm it was that part so I took the front section apart. The Ice Dispenser Actuator Arm was in fact broken; the little tab that strikes the switch had broken off. While removing that part, when I unscrewed the right side's mounting screw, that section broke off (brittle plastic). I then ordered the Dispenser Module also. (About $70 for both parts.) I ordered them on a Wednesday evening and they arrived on Friday afternoon (That's Service!!) I paid for normal shipping and the did come from within the State, but still~!!! I managed to remove all the parts (including switches, spring, power panel, etc.) from the Dispenser Module, I installed the Ice Dispenser Actuator Arm; both were fairly easy. When I tried to re-mount the completed Module into the space, I found it absolutely impossible to get the short hard inflexible water hose back into the hole it came from. I tried soaking it in hot water to make it more flexible, used a shaved small cork stuck into it with a pin and string attached to "pull it down in place". Nothing worked! I disconnected the two wires to the water switch, folded this crappy hose back onto itself and taped it in that position. I now have great ice dispensing!!! If I want water, I can walk the 5 long steps to the sink. Besides, I put a bypass into the filter holder years ago because our water is snow melt and better than bottled.

Removed the drip tray i guess, it just slides out. Removed 3 screws holding the panel for the ice dispenser and water dispenser, after removing the screws it has to slide upwards to unlock from the door. Unpluged the panels wiring harness and lifted the water dispenser hose out its place so i could easily remove and replace the ice dispenser actuator arm. From here all thats left to do is remove 2 more screws that keep the actuator arm in place, there is no wrong way to put it back together it only works one direction. Once the new actuator arm was in place i plugged the wiring harness back in, set the panel back into place, screwing it down, then set the water dispenser hose in place and finally the drip tray and was done. Took about 30 minutes (cleaned hard water spots too while it was apart)

Replaced ice actuator with new unit. This is the second time I've done it, so it was a little easier this time. It has a very small activator piece that should have better designed. I ordered the part from Appliance Parts Pros online, and received it 22 hours after placing the order. WOW! The new "how to video" online was helpful in reminding me what to do. It had been 18 months since last replacement.

Ordered Ice Dispenser Actuator Arm, viewed video and replaced. Had to carefully study and replay video to make sure the door seal flap was depressed prior to and throughout the replacement of the actuator arm. Not sure the video put enough emphasis on this needed step. Would have saved me a few minutes, but overall was thrilled with the step by step video procedure. Also, the re-insertion of the water tube into its place in the reassembly process was personally a challenge for me. Forced me to pull any slack out of the tube as it exited the door before I could get close to re-insertion of the tube. -- as an aside, my ice dispenser was not working since we moved in....3 years ago. So when I tested the ice dispenser function after re-assembly, the ice feed mechanism grabbed what was essentially a 10-pound block of ice that had been created over the years of idleness and tried to rotate it, knocking the freezer door open!. I should have checked the condition of the remaining ice in the container. As a result, I threw out the entire ice-mass and started fresh ice making.