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SMW O ven Service Manual Lower O ven Section
REMOVIN G THE OVEN DOOR GASKET
Figure 24
Refer to Figure 24 for the following steps.
1. O pen the oven door to its fully open posi-
tion.
2. Pull the ends of the old gasket out of the
holes in the door (see inset 1 on the illus-
tration).
3. W orking from one end of the gasket to the
other, carefully pull the clips that are attached
to the gasket out of the holes in the oven
door (see inset 2 on the illustration).
4. Position the new fiberglass gasket around the
oven door so that the clips are near the holes.
5. W orking from one end of the gasket to the
other, insert the gasket clips into the holes in
the oven door. N OTE: O nce inserted, gently
pull on the clip to make sure that it is locked
into place.
6. Using the eraser end of a pencil, push the ends
of the gasket fully into the holes in the oven
door.
7. Check the entire gasket to make sure that all
of the clips are properly inserted, and that it
is flush and even with the surface of the door.
8. Close the oven door and check to make sure
that the gasket fits firmly and evenly with the
front of the oven.
W hen you work on the oven, be careful
when handling t he sheet met al part s.
T here are sharp edges present and you
can cut yourself if you are not careful.
CAUTION
CAUTION : Before you replace the fiberglass
gasket on the oven door, make sure that the
oven control is turned OFF, and that the oven
is cool.
Pull Clips
Out Of Holes
In Oven Door
Push Clips
Into Holes
GASKET GASKET
OLD NEW
Gasket
Clip
OVEN DOOR
Pull End Of Gasket
Out Of Hole
OLD
NEW
Pencil
GASKET
Push End Of
Gasket Into Hole
With Eraser End Of Pencil
GASKET
INSET 2
INSET 1
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