Repair Oven Door Hinges

This video shows the process to reset the oven door hinge should it become sprung in the removal process.

Repair oven door hinges. Open the door fully and rotate the hinge locking pins into the locked position. When you find the tabs if there are any use your flat screwdriver to pry them open. 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. Most ovens have hinge locking tabs but some do not.

Start by applying a pair of gloves and using a slot screwdriver to unlock the tabs or hinge latches on either side of the door. There will be tabs on each side of the door which you need to unscrew first. How to replace hinges in order to begin replacing your hinges you ll need to remove the door. Position the door in the broil position and work the oven door hinges back into the receivers on the front of the range frame.

If the door doesn t pull up look inside the oven for screws holding the hinges in place and unscrew them. This how to tutorial will demonstrate how to remove. For safety wear a pair of gloves. Close the oven door.

Then start closing the door back up until it reaches the broil position which is about of the maximum opening position. Close the door back up until it reaches the broil stop position which is only about 1 4 of the way open. You may find the locking tabs at the base of the hinges or up along the side of the oven door pocket. 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.

Press them as far open as the tabs will go to clear the track. To begin the replacement of your hinges the door needs to be removed and isolated first. If you notice that your stove knobs are very hot when the oven is on and that the oven keeps having to reheat your oven door may not be closing all the way.