Ge WR60X30922 Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Blade OEM Part

Replacement of the evaporator fan motor, fan blade, and grommets. The amount of disassembly to reach the part took most of the effort

Lack of water was due to frozen water reservoir on refrigerator side. Frozen water was due to temperature issues - cold on bottom of both freeder and refrigerator side, warmer at top. This was caused by evaporator fan failure. The fan had come loose from its housing and eventually vibrated itself to death - wire leads had vibrated open. Since the fan/wire harness are integrated, I needed to replace the unit. Evaporator fan blade took a beating too, so I replaced that as well. Online repair guide was instrumental in tracking down the problem. I was happy to buy parts from AppliancePartsPros.com, even if a few more bucks. I selected regular shipping but the parts came the very next day. Awesome.

Replaced fan blade.

Determined that the evaporator fan in the freezer compartment was not running properly and making noise. Ordered a replacement evaporator fan and blade. Removed the freezer door, baskets, and side rails. Removed the back panel of the freezer compartment by unscrewing and disconnecting the power cable connected to the fan. Removed fan blade. Turned over the panel and removed the back fan bracket and fan. Installed replacement fan, back fan bracket, and fan blade. The grommets ordered were the incorrect part for this fan so I did leave the existing grommets in place. Reattached fan cable to power cable in the back of the freezer compartment and inserted panel. Re-installed the rails, and freezer door, then baskets. Pl PB975SM2SS plugged in the freezer and let run overnight until back to operating temperature.

The problem ended up having nothing to do with the freezer evaporator fan or it's components. The problem was that the freezer evaporator fan blades were hitting the plastic fan housing cover. The cover is that angled piece of plastic with the vents in it. I believe this is a bonafide GE design flaw to put the housing really close to the fan, and in a vulnerable place where it can be easily pushed in. The best I can tell is that the fan cover was slightly bowed out when new to keep it from hitting the fan blades. Even still, it's only about 1/8" away from the fan. Over time the plastic has sagged and is now close enough for the fan blades to hit it, and making that awful sound. One solution was to slightly lower the fan motor assembly which also lowered the fan itself and further away from the housing. You can do this by inserting plastic spacers between the fan motor bracket and the plastic shelf it is hanging from. Another option was to heat up that part of the plastic fan cover with a hair dryer or heat gun, and then persuade it to bow out and away from the fan blades again.