Samsung ice maker gear

For Samsung in-fridge icemaker, 16 tooth gear coming out of the ice tray drive motor.

If your ice maker didn't turn into a large ice cube but stopped making ice anyways, this is the problem.  Due to class action lawsuits Samsung is replacing these icemakers free of charge.  lawsuit info here:[2024 UPDATE] Looking for Updates on the Samsung Ice Maker Lawsuit? Here’s Everything We Know.  But if don't want to deal with that and want it fixed now, this is what you need.  Total service time not including print is 10 minuets, yes, in under a half hour you have fixed your ice machine and made your wife happy without being "too quick".

The factory gear is hollow with limited support around the axle, when this breaks the gear cants causing binding and tooth stripping.  This model is solid for as much reinforcing as space will allow. 

The motor will need to be disassembled to replace this gear.  When looking at the gear side of the motor you will see six small crimps holding the faceplate on.  Use small needle nose plyers to bend these crimps back to remove the faceplate allowing access to the internal transmission.  High quality plyers with aggressive teeth will work best, but you're smart enough to know that.

Printed using esun PLA, 4 walls, 4 layers top/bottom, 100% infill with tree supports on Flashforge 5m pro at 150% speed with 0.4 nozzle, total print time is 15 minuets.  I ran a #35 drill bit in the bore by hand to ensure fitment.  If you don't have machinist drill bits, a 7/64 or 2.8mm bit is "close enough".  But in reality, you should be able to skip this step anyways. I am not here to tell you how to live, print as you see fit and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

If you also need the complimenting gear (driven gear) you can find it here: Ice Maker Gear by scifiguy1000 - Thingiverse