I have a French door LG fridge, four years old. Recently it was leaking some water. After checking, I found the ice cube tray had a broken hinge side. I ordered this, got it in a day, and installed it after watching a video. Easy! A couple of things. First, there are three screws on the plastic mount that the ice maker is attached to. Take those out. Loosen a four screw that has a washer and do not take it out. It is located at the top middle of the mount. Tug. Slide out the mount with the ice maker on it. Unplug the 10 pin connector. The clip is pushed down and the plug pulls out. Set it down on the table and remove three screws to get the old ice maker off the mount. These are two mount screws and one on the right middle near top (a white faced screw). I was confused because the white faced screw is right next to another white faced screw and I removed it. On this new part, one of the two white faced screws is already there. This means you will start with two screws to remove on the old part but use only one to put it back.
What else? You have to mount the ground wire with the screw off of the old part. Do not lose! There is tape on the back. Take pictures with your phone to see how the wires should go on the outside back of the new part, and tape the wires in place here and there. If your new part seems cockeyed a bit it is because when you were putting on the new part onto the old mount, you missed see the two plastic teeth, one on each left and right back to slide the new part down onto the mount. If you did, just remove the three screws, and remount, and put back the three screws.
Slide the mount and new part back in. Slip the unit up after plugging in the 10 pin connector, and slip the mount under the screw and washer in the middle that you left in place. Add the three mount screws. Tighten the screw with the washer. Then, turn the ice maker on. You will hear some mechanical cycling. Even if you do, then turn the unit off for five seconds, then turn it back on just to reset the part and get it in the go mode.
The hardest part: you will see nothing for 6 hours. It takes that long to get some cubes. 24 hours later and you have cubes to the top. No leaking, nice ice. Make sure you have the small black water tube sticking into the reservoir. This is almost impossible to mess up. The hose is short and when you slide the part up and in place, the hose really does have to fit it. My old unit was leaking some water because some ice cubes were forming and some were not-thus some dripping of water out of the water tube. I am glad I caught this. The ice cube tray has one of two manufacturing positions from the factory (not interchangeable). One model has a level ice cube tray; the other has a tilted ice cube tray. Both are normal. As the ice cube tray comes to you, that is the ice cube tray position. You cannot change it. If you see a tilted ice cube tray on your model, that is correct. Both types are correct.
This was a great repair. Next-day delivery and everything that could go right, did. Be sure you check your model number in the product's list of refrigerators. My new part was a 100 % match. EASY
| Brand Name | LG |
|---|---|
| Model Info | AEQ73110210 |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 12 x 6 x 4 inches |
| Country of Origin | Korea, Republic of |
| Item model number | AEQ73110210 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Part Number | AEQ73110210 A |
| Color | White |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
