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Maytag french door refrigerator freezer handle loose.
There is a lot of force needed to unclip the handle.
Open the refrigerator door to access the flat head screws holding the top of the handle to the top edges of the door.
Once the handle is pulled off you can tighten the screws going into the handle bracket on the freezer door and you should be good to go again.
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Cover the tip of a small flat head screwdriver with masking tape to protect the refrigerator finish.
For the refrigerator door.
Use the screwdriver to pry the screw cover from the bottom of the maytag refrigerator handle.
If either the refrigerator or freezer handle is loose or not tight against the door they might not have been installed correctly.
To do this grip the handle securly and yank the handle straight to the left and it will unclip and pull off.
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The setscrews might have only been partially tightened when the handles were installed.
Regarding our ge bottom freezer refrigerator purchased in 2008 the bottom freezer handle is loose and the seam is also coming apart.
The setscrews might have only been partially tightened when the handles were installed.
If either the refrigerator or freezer handle is loose or not tight against the door they might not have been installed correctly.
Get an allen wrench usually 3 32 or 1 8 to use to tighten the screw on the freezer door.
Check the setscrews per the instructions below.
This first started happening during the first year and we tightene.