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WARNING
!
Disassembly Procedures
To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury, or death:
disconnect electrical and gas supply before servicing.
Backguard
NOTE:
Requires removal of range from installation
position.
1. Remove maintop assembly, see "Maintop Assembly"
procedure, steps 1 through 7.
2. Remove screws securing upper back panel form unit.
3. Remove screws securing bottom outside edges of the
backguard to unit chassis.
4. Reverse procedure to reinstall backguard.
Storage Drawer and Storage Drawer Panel
Removal
1. Pull drawer straight out to first stop. Lift front and pull
out to second stop.
2. Let front of door rest on floor. Place hands toward
back of drawer and lift it out.
3. To replace:
a. Place the set of rollers on the drawer behind the
set of rollers on the oven.
b. Align the guides and push the drawer back into
position.
Door Plunger Light Switch
1. Remove maintop assembly, see "Maintop Assembly"
procedure, steps 1 through 7.
2. Label and disconnect wire terminals from switch.
3. Slide metal sleeve forward and flex wire the release
from door plunger light switch.
4. Squeeze metal tab and push switch inward to
remove.
5. Reverse procedure to reinstall door plunger light
switch.
NOTE:
Be sure to install door plunger light switch heat
shield on new switch when replacing switch.
Oven Door Removal
WARNING
!
To avoid risk of personal injury or property damage,
do not lift oven door by the handle.
1. Open oven door and place door hinge locking device
into lock position.
2. Place oven door in first stop position, then grasp both
sides and lift up off the hinges.
3. Reverse procedure to reinstall oven door.
Oven Door Hinge Receptacle
1. Turn off power to unit.
2. Remove oven door, see "Oven Door Removal"
procedure.
3. Remove maintop assembly, see "Maintop Assembly"
procedure, steps 1 through 4.
4. Remove side panel, see "Side Panel Removal"
procedures.
5. Remove the top and bottom screws securing hinge
assembly to the front frame.
6. Remove hinge from oven chassis.
7. Reverse procedure to reinstall oven door hinge.
Side Panel Removal
1. Turn off power to unit.
2. Remove oven door, see "Oven Door Removal"
procedure.
3. Remove maintop assembly, see "Maintop Assembly"
procedure, steps 1 through 4.
4. Remove screws securing lower rear galvanized cover
from unit.
5. Remove screws securing top and back of side panel.
6. Pull rear of side panel away from range then slide
side panel forward to release from side panel
spacers.
7. Reverse procedure to reinstall side panel.