Ge WR72X10247 Ice Bucket Guide OEM Part

My husband unscrewed the the glide bucket and easily attached the new one. It was however somewhat difficult to re-attach the mechanism behind the ice bucket (that turns the auger) to the glide bucket. He finally figured out that a screw had also snapped off from the glide bucket and was still attached to the mechanism. Once he figured that out he got it re-attached easily. Now here is something stupid we both did. After everything was re-attached, the motor didn't work that turns the auger. Hopefully no one is ever as stupid as we were. We were pushing the buttons for ice, cubed or crushed and nothing would happen. DUH - we were forgetting to push the arm back that dispenses the ice into a glass. My husband had taken everything a part, the mechanism, the motor, cover and solenoid, and wiring and they were sitting on the kitchen counter. We looked at the parts diagram and decided to buy two of the parts that totaled almost $100 and we'd get those and see if they'd make it work. If not, we'd buy the motor. So I ordered the two parts and moments after I ordered them my husband figured out how stupid we were by not pushing the arm for dispensing ice. Everything worked, so I cancelled the order for the parts on-line. There is an easy process to do so. It said as long as the order was cancelled before it shipped, I would receive a refund. I was kind of worried about receiving the refund, but I did receive the refund. It was easy and painless and I am very thankful for that!

Replaced the parts. Initially, in order to ensure the ice maker itself was still working, I did some repairs to test it. I repaired the cracked crusher cover with a plastic welder, I also repaired the glide bucket Lh with the plastic welder & some epoxy. I attached the broken ice stripper pieces with the plastic welder. If the ice maker made ice I knew it was safe to buy new parts. It made ice for two days only but after it dropped ice the first time I ordered the parts. Parts did not take long to get here and were a perfect match. I clicked 30-60 min on the time it takes but that was for installing the new parts & remember I had done this once already for my test run. You need a Philips screwdriver to get the ice maker off, get the outer cover of the ice container off & take a metal clip off that holds a metal bar on the bottom of the ice container. You need a flat small flat tip screwdriver to help get the electrical connection retaining clips open and to get the "C" clip retainer off the front of the "Ice Screw" in order to get it out so that the Crusher Cover can be replaced. For pliers, you need a set of channel locks to get the "C" clip retainer back on (though this can be done with a large flat tip screwdriver as well. I used a screwdriver that allows you to insert different nut driver heads in order to remove the metal screws (but with nut heads) that held the glide bucket Lh to the wall as well as the one that held the screw motor to the glide bucket Lh. If you have no such tool you will need a socket set. My experience level - I am NOT an appliance repair person. However, I take photos on my phone prior to ensure things look the same when I put them back (ie how that ice crusher had to go back together). I am in my late 50's & have been "fixing" things all my life so this was not hard but I would say anyone could do it.

This could not be any easier. take the three screws off the glide and replace with new glide. remember to take off old screw from the broken glide as this will be needed for final adjustment & placement. total time five minutes.

I unplugged the motor to improve access so I could remove the broken piece of the bucket glide from the motor mount screw. Removed three screws to free the broken glide, replaced with the new glide, re-mounted the motor and plugged it back in.

Went on Appliance Parts Pros, entered the model number of the refrigerator, a parts list came up, I picked the part, ordered it and it came in in a couple of days...l received the correct part, the price was attractive, the shipping / handling charge was realistic and I am a happy camper.