New icemaker makes ice, won't dispense from mold.

I have a Samsung side by side Rsg257aars. I was having issues with an icemaker I replaced a few years ago. It wasn't a Samsung OEM so when I started having issues again I figured cheaper part, just replace.

I bought new Samsung OEM icemaker, auger motor and ice bucket.

Makes ice fine, but dosent dispense from mold. It will cycle if I heat it up with a blow dryer. Arms start to move, ice drops, fills up.... Then same thing...wont dispense.

I've checked or done the following:

Unplugged and plugged back in to restart.

Ran diagnostics, no errors

Ran force defrost.

Made sure condenser coils clean

Tested freezer temp wich matches settings. - 2 deg F

Test cycle works

Water works fine, fills to correct level etc.

I would mention the fridge was making a clicking sound for a period of time. It's not making it anymore?

I've been reading what I can find on this... as this is certainly not my expertise.

Seems to obviously be something with the icemaker "heater" I've been reading about. The whole assembly is OEM brand new so does that mean it's a control board type issue? Like whatever is supposed to power the heater is dead? How would I test that? If something else is possible I'm all ears.

Thanks in advance to anyone that takes time to answer.