Product review (5 stars): Dropping cubes one again.
After reading many reviews and questions it seems like I wasn't alone with a non working icemaker. I must admit, I was a bit skeptical, but here I am, with a cold drink in hand and full of ice once again. It worked!
Many thanks to all who responded to my questions. And thanks to Amazon for offering this part. It was an easy swap and the filling tube everyone was talking about was a no brainer. Just flip it towards you as you're sliding the new unit in.
For the record my 12y/o is a Kitchen-Aid side by side. The original part did not have one bit of coating peeling off the ice tray.
The motor must have given up because I couldn't find a single other thing wrong. It looked like the day the factory installed it.
And this new part was a perfect match. I'd say the price was very fair.