Ice Maker Teeth Stuck In Up Position

The teeth that push the ice out of the icemaker get stuck or hung up.

Ice maker teeth stuck in up position.

This new arm will have a flap to help sense the ice level and prevent the arm from shutting off. This ice maker is brand new out it in about a month ago still did not make ice actually the issue was the water intake valve replaced it started running fine but now everytime the ice maker dumps ice the are goes up the ice falls into bucket and the arm stays up and wont come down on it s own. I have to lift the metal arm and put it in the make ice position to start the cycle of the teeth pushing the cubes of ice from the icemaker. When the ice maker gets stuck in the up position there is no way to fix it without replacing the whole ice maker.

The gears inside the unit are not allowing the arm to rotate down like it should. The ice maker is part number 4681ja1006k priced at 116 24. If the ice storage bin gets too full or isn t used often enough slight melting and refreezing may cause ice cubes to stick together in clumps making it impossible to dispense them. You can order the part from our.

It s available at searspartsdirect. Sometimes what can happen is the arm will get stuck in the ice and as the arm pulls free it can snap upward and lock in the off position. The ice maker arm is another shut off switch for this model.