Lg 4681JB1029H Fan Motor Assembly OEM Part

Removed the freezer drawers, ice maker, and panel that the fan motor is attached to. Changed out the fan motor reinstalled everything and plugged it in, and presto. I had ordered the control board just in case but didn't need it. The fan motor wasn't the easier part to replace but it was the cheaper of the two. Because the old motor would run for just a short time I assumed that it wasn't sending a signal back to the control board telling it that it was running. I was right!!

Replaced the evaporator fan after noting that the fan was not turning during compressor run. Had to first remove ice maker and then 2 screws in rear of freezer and disconnect wiring harness. Peeled and cut insulation and accessed removal screws. Little tricky to access screws holding the motor in place, but I used screwdriver between the fan blades and it worked.

Replaced fan motor in freezer compartment. Remove ice maker, remove white cap in upper left corner and remove one phillips head screw which is behind it then remove the small panel. The rear of the freezer compartment is a pressure/snap fit with no other securement. Remove phillips head screws from rear of of this panel once you have it out of the compartment to remove the air duct on the front. Two more screws and the fan is free. Replace fan and reassemble in reverse order. Piece of cake!

Kenmore LG Refrigerator. Freezer froze up and frig quit working, Watch 3 different video on LG evap problems. Videos helped with disassembly. Once apart, fan would not come off old motor. Broke on removing. Had to order blade too. Advice, cut shaft off motor and lay fan flat and push shaft out. After ordering parts, another supplier return part inquiry call and he suggest that the auto defrost board be replaced too. It was $16.00 and free freight, so I also installed it. I hit the reset on the rear board upon reassemble and worked great.

Reviewed the site video for this part to confirm that the evaporator motor was the problem and to determine if I could fix it myself. Ordered the motor and received it two days later. I followed the video but had to figure out how to disassemble drawer parts that were different from the refrigerator in the video. However, the video was very helpful on how to access and remove the back freezer panel to replace the failed motor. The refrigerator is now quiet again and working as good as new.