Ge WR02X10098 Evaporator Fan Grommet OEM Part

My refrigerator's cooling fan was making a noise. It wasn't loud; in fact, it was barely discernible. However, it was just loud enough to annoy me. The fan blade was hitting the shroud every now and then, creating a subtle, yet annoying sound. I'd tried tightening all the screws back there, and it helped-for a while. The noise came back. After looking at the fan motor, I noticed the bushings; it occurred to me that they might be the culprit. And why not? They were the originals installed at the factory over 16 years ago. I did a Google search using my refrigerator's full model number; that was found on the rear cover. APP's website came up, and they had the bushings-YES! I ordered two pair of bushings: one to fix the problem, and one for a spare. I decided that, while I was at it, I might as well replace the original fan motor and fan blade too; after all, they too were over 16 years old. Who knows how long they might last? I kept the old motor, old fan blade, and the extra pair of bushings as spares. This way, if anything happens to the motor I installed, I can use the old one as a stopgap while waiting for a new one to come in. This way, I don't lose my food. After the COVID craziness of the last three years, I make it a point to have extras of anything necessary. The job was easy. In their order confirmation email, APP had helpful videos listed for each facet of the job. I watched them, and I had no questions about what to do or how to do it. I used a 1/4" nut driver to remove the rear cover. I then unplugged the motor. After unplugging the fan motor, I removed the fan blade. I used a 5/16" to remove the fan motor mounting bracket. When removing the mounting bracket, I only removed the one screw that was easiest to remove; I merely loosened the other one (the one harder to access), and let the bracket hang there. At this point, I was able to remove the motor. The old, dry rotted bushings came right out. To put things back together, I basically reversed the process. I put the new bushings on the new motor. Then, I mounted the motor, and I secured the mounting bracket by reinstalling the 5/16" screw, and then tightening both of them. I attached the new fan blade, and it went on just like the APP how-to videos said it should. I plugged in the motor. Before reattaching the cover, I double checked the plug and the screws to make sure they were secure and correct. Finally, I reattached the cover. The new motor WORKS GREAT! It's quieter than it was before, and the annoying noise was gone. For slightly less than $100, I was able to save the price of a new refrigerator! Thanks to APP (not only having OEM parts but helpful how-to videos too), I was able to do the job myself and save some money. Thanks, guys!

R/R fan motor, grommets, and fan blade. Longest part of the job was cleaning/vacuuming coils. Could have reused the old fan blade but elected to just replace it. Recommend replacing grommets as they wear over time which creates a loose motor mount. This probably contributed to fan motor wear.

Replaced motor and rubber grommets.

After a lot of research on internet we thought it might be the condenser fan motor . we were a but confused as frig still working and cooling. I had imagined if motor gone bad it would just stop . However on taking back off frig we could see fan sometimes slowed and then began loud "animal " squeaking noise ! Although the back bottom of our fridge was relatively open it was very tricky to ease out fan and motor. Fortunately I had also ordered fan and grommet as fan was almost impossible to remove and had to be pretty forcefully bent and grommet was disintegrating as was very brittle. They had to be removed to put new motor in the holding brace. It was still quite awkward to wriggle new fan and motor back in . However frig has now stopped squeaking and touch wood is working fine ! Fridge is about 14 years old . We did go to look for a new frig in case we couldn't fix the problem but annoyingly shelf etc " improvements " have been designed which aren't what we want . Parts were sent very fast and exactly right fit . second repair made using your company . Thank you very much .

I pulled the unit forward and heard the fan hitting the fan enclosure as it was trying to spin. I started disassembling the fan unit, took down the refrigerator model number and looked online for the parts. AppliancePartsPros made it really easy to find the parts and I love the fact that the assembly drawings are available as well. Ordering the parts was just as easy and delivery was very prompt. I am impressed!!! I think i could have got away with just changing the fan grommets but decided to change the fan motor as well.