Quick fix for panel attached to the left French door of the Samsung French door refrigerator that won't swing shut and leaves a gap between the doors: A tab on the top of the panel is supposed to engage the slot in a small piece on the inside top of the compartment. That slot working in combination with tab on the panel should pull the panel around to seal the gap. If the left door is a bit too low, the tab won't engage in the slot. According to Samsung, the left door height is not adjustable.
Try loosening both screws in the small plastic piece with the slot. Cut two small tabs from a 1/16" rubber washer. Slip a rubber tab into the gap you've created on both sides of the slotted piece that you have loosened and lowered. Retighten the screws. The slotted piece should be 1/16" lower and now low enough to engage the tab on top of the panel. The panel should now swing shut. My clever wife came up with this idea while I was trying to figure out different ways to raise the unraiseable door. It worked like a charm. The tab engages the slot, the panel swings shut and our door now seals perfectly every time.
Check the lower hinge of that door for a broken closer cam. The upper hinge is adjustable and adjusting the corners in the front will shift the cabinet to align the door also.
Eric
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The lower hinge on each door
may have a door closing cam. It raises the door up ¼ inch when opening and this
assist in closing the door. If it’s wore out and doesn’t work the door may not
seal and the gasket can be damaged. Watch the operation of the door to see if
it rises up when opened.
Leave the door shut and let the magnetic gasket hold the
door in place. Put something between the bottom of the door and the floor to hold it in case it slips.
Remove the bracket holding the pin and hinge assembly taking
note of order of removal of parts. Slide new cams on. You probably need two.
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