How To Check Oven Door Hinges

Carefully remove the door by grabbing each side firmly and lifting up until it pops off of and away from the oven.

How to check oven door hinges.

It is absolutely essential that you check the receiver as well as the hinge as if it is damaged in any way and you simply fit new door hinges they are incredibly liable. Fully open the oven door. Unplug the oven from its electrical power. Pull the oven door up and away.

How to replace oven door hinges. This video shows the process to reset the oven door hinge should it become sprung in the removal process. This is where the oven stands ajar on its own. Set an old blanket or some towels on a flat work surface to protect the oven s door as you work on it.

If your oven door does not have hinge latches to unlock simply open to the broil stop position and carefully pull the door up and away from the oven. Use a slot screwdriver to pry down the locking tabs to the unlocked position on both sides of the door. Hold the door at a forty five degree angle and insert the hinges into the cavities on either side of the oven. If this is too heavy ask a friend to help you lift the door evenly and safely.

Grip both sides of the oven door and then lift up and out to remove the door. Door in hand carefully place the door handle down on a towel covered work surface. Raise the door to the broil stop position which is about 1 4 open. Grasp the oven on both sides with your gloved hands and lift.

On the bottom near the l bend in the hinge is a small notch. The most common cause of oven door hinge failures is simply that one of two components will fail either the oven door hinge itself or the oven door hinge receiver has failed. Push the oven door up into the broil position.