Greg W West Chester , OH July 11, 2015 Appliance: Maytag Refrigerator MZD2766GEB Auger drive motor fell out of cracked ice enclosure rack Ordered new enclosure. Place ice maker into 'off' position. Remove ice tray assembly by pulling forward. Unscrew left hand side screw under old enclosure. Pulled broken part forward and up slightly. Unhooked wire harness from back of freezer. You can reach from underneath pulled out part. Or from top if you tilt rear of part down. Pull assembly out. Remove solenoid and motor. 4 screws each. Motor just needed plastic scarps removed. Remove auger drive fork (left hand thread = turn to right) grip shaft with locking needle nose pliers and use long screw driver as lever to break the fork loose - very tight) Replace solenoid: put plastic part on first then hold solenoid electrical up to line up screws. Then place motor on its side and screw into the enclosure. Put the auger fork back on. Replace the enclosure in the freezer and attach the bottom hold screw. Line up the ice tray auger with the drive fork and put the tray back in. Test function of auger. Place ice maker back to 'on' position. Read More... 15 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Pliers, Screwdrivers
Gary R Spencerport , NY October 03, 2014 Ice maker plastic tray was broken by auger motor of icemaker Ordered replacement part. Easy installation, unplugged motor and ice crusher lever. Removed 8 screws, then placed motor back into new tray. 4 screws back in hand tight for motor then 4 screws back in to mount ice crusher lever. Plugged wiring harness back in then done. Read More... 6 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers
Cecil J Chino Hills , CA July 09, 2016 Appliance: Maytag Refrigerator MZD2766GEQ Broken whirlpool plastic ice enclosure Removed 1 screw that held ice enclosure in place. Slid enclosure out until motor electrical wiring harness was taught. Reached behind enclosure and unplugped motor wiring harness from refrigerator wall. Removd enclosure from refrigerator. Unplugged the 3 individual wires from the motor to the solenoid. Noted where the wires connected so you I could reconnect when mouthed in the new enclosure. Removed auger from the motor shaft using locking needle nose pliers to hold motor shaft and a screw driver to loosen the auger on the shaft. Unscrewed the auger and removed from the motor shaft. Removed the motor from the enclosure by loosening the 4 screws holding the motor. Removed the lifter mechanism by loosening two screws. Removed the solenoid by loosening 2 screws. Reversed the above process to install new ice enclosure into the refrigerator. Total time took about 20 minutes. Read More... 3 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Pliers, Screwdrivers, Wrench Set
Gale U Danville , IA April 18, 2015 Appliance: Maytag Refrigerator MZD2766GEW Broken ice enclouser Did this before. Putnew enclosure in . Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 30-60 minutes Tools: Nut Drivers, Screwdrivers
Debbie Q Pryor , OK June 19, 2018 Ice maker tray holder Followed your on line instructions that made it easy Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Screwdrivers