Lg 4681JB1027C Fan Motor OEM Part

Removed 2 screws from mullion strip heater and slid it up off the tabs at top and bottom. Unhooked the plug and removed it. Verified proper mullion heater and then plugged wiring connection back together, positioned slide clips back in line and slid mullion down onto the clips. Tucked the wiring back into opening positioned cover back in place and reiinstalled the 2 screws. It took about 10 minutes for the entire job. the 2nd problem was a noisy evaporator motor and is a more intense repair but if you are mechanically inclined it is not a bad job. There are 2 screws that hold the tray in the freezer door that are located at the front of the slide rails. remove them, lift out the top tray and then raise up the main tray from the rear and remove it. The door assembly should lift up. remove it. Also there are 3 screws each in the lower door glides and 2 screws in the upper that have to be removed. The lower left slide has a plug for the light that has to be disconnected. there are 2 screws that hold the ice maker in place and 2 tabs that that have to be released on the sides with a flat screwdriver. Remove the icemaker. On the back cover there is a screw on the top left on a cover that has the fan plug behind it, unplug it. The rear cover will then be able to removed by gently pulling from the top and releasiing it . there is also a sensor that needs unplugged on the top right side before you can remove the back cover. the fan is held iinplace with 2 screws and is very easy to remove. take picture of the routing of the wiring and make sure it goes back the same way. You will need a small wire tie since you have to cut the old one. Once the fan is removed, there are 2 rubber end pcs that have to be on the new fan so make sure you get them back on where they belong. Reinstall in the reverse order and it is not a very hard job. it took me about 30-40 minutes to do the entire job.

Ordered parts, removed top tray in freezer, popped the back inside freezer panel out removed and replaced fan, dampers and fan housing. Took about 15 minutes.

Found an online video that was a very similar model, and essentially followed the instructions in the video.

First let me say not only were the prices of the parts great. But they also arrived lightning fast. Rather than just replace the motor. I ordered the fan motor, fan and all related parts as well as the grille panel. Since I was not sure whether I could remove the old grille panel without breaking it or not. I was correct I broke a corner off the old panel as I removed it. While I had the panel off I used a hair drier to defrost and dry off the evaporator coil. After that is was simply a matter of removing the old fan assembly. Then assembling the new fan motor, dampers, motor bracket and fan and attaching the assembly to the new grill panel. Then reinstalling the panel, drawer track and drawer. The only hard part to the repair was removing that drawer and drawer track. Only removed one side of the draw track to clear enough room to remove grille panel. I refrigerator now is working perfectly it is now so quiet I barely even hear it running.

I had to replace the Defrost Sensor and the entire fan assembly. I purchased everything just so I had every part I needed. The Fan Assembly took less than an hour to replace. I had previously replace the Defrost Sensor so I already knew the steps to access the Fan Assembly. The videos are extremely helpful, step by step procedures. NO surprises