Product review (5 stars): In researching how to replace this part it seemed like most people pried the part out by placing a ...
In researching how to replace this part it seemed like most people pried the part out by placing a knife or small screwdriver between the door and front panel of the display screen.  I didn't want to risk damaging the front of my fridge (Samsung RF4289HARS).  I noticed there is a gap in the back of the dispenser housing.  After removing the two screws from the underside of the unit I was easily able to slip the blade 1.5 inch Hyde edge scraper up into the gap and with some steady downward pressure pop the right side and then the left side out of the door.  And yes as most others who have done this have commented, the thing sounds like it's breaking into pieces but it comes out unscathed.  The replacement of the DA97-08519A is pretty straight forward simply remove the wiring and pull the defective unit out and reverse the steps to replace the new unit.  The entire process took less than 10 minutes and the ice dispenses good as new.