Whirlpool 61005619 Ice Enclosure (Freezer Icemaker Housing) OEM Part

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.

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.

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.

Did this before. Putnew enclosure in .

I carefully examined the broken piece. I looked up similar repairs on You Tube then searched for parts and ordered from AppliancePartsPro.com. Arrival was prompt. The motor was separated from the enclosure with the break so I removed the screws from the motor housing and the actuator. Some screws were stubborn. Be careful, the actuator comes apart, just make sure you observe how it is put together. Take the motor and yoke assembly out of the freezer after disconnecting the quick disconnect by pressing on the sides and pulling. Removing the yoke was tricky. I tried to use pliers to hold the shaft without success. Finally I used a screwdriver between the blades of the yoke and quickly rotated it clockwise. The yoke loosened easily. The motor/shaft assembly was then installed into the new enclosure with the existing screws as was the actuator assembly. The yoke was then screwed on to the shaft. Space is a problem but I then wedged the enclosure into the freezer and reached in to reattach the quick connector. All in all this was somewhat frustrating but doable and probably saved a bunch of money.