How to Remove the Control Panel Bezel on a Kenmore Coldspot Model: 59282990

Hardware:

I was getting a lot of frost around the outlet of our ice dispenser on our Kenmore Coldspot Side-by-Side and I believed it was because the foam padding on the back of the ice dispenser door was worn out and didn’t make a good seal.  I wanted to get a good look at it but in order to do that you have to take off the bezel of the ice maker control panel (that wraps around the entire opening of the ice and water in the door dispenser).  Here’s how to get the control panel off…

Step 0: Unplug the Refrigerator.
Step 1: Use a large flat head screw driver on the very bottom of the panel in the two slots to pry the panel free.  If you get down low and look up at the bezel below the ice dispenser opening you’ll see two slots.  Insert a large flat head screwdriver in each slot and pry the bezel away from the door.
Once you have dislodged the bottom of the bezel do not pull the top of the bezel straight away from the door–the top is hooked on to three catches sit down into notches in the top of the door’s ice maker opening.  Here are the catches at the top of the control panel:
The 3 catches at the top of the bezel that it “hangs” from.

And the notches they sit down into:

The notches where the “catches” sit down into.

 

Step 2: Disconnect the control panel wiring harness.  Lift the entire bezel straight up and then pull it away from the door.  There is one wire connector that you will need to disconnect before freeing the bezel from the refrigerator.
The connector has a little clip you need to gently lift up before it will disconnect:
Lift the end of the catch and pull the two ends apart.
Now you can remove the Control Panel from the door of the refrigerator.
Control Panel Removed

Here’s what the back of the control panel looks like:

Make sure to clean that thing while you have it off!

BTW: Make sure to plug back in your refrigerator after the job is complete!!!

 

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2 Comments

    • I believe you are correct. I’m unsure if there is any high voltage in those connectors but since I don’t know that would be the safe thing to do. Thanks for pointing that out. The article has been updated!

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