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Warning, Removing the oven door components – Whirlpool 1997 "E" User Manual

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© 1997 Whirlpool Corporation

Cooking Products Service Manual
Original March, 1997 4322167

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REMOVING THE OVEN DOOR COMPONENTS

WARNING

Personal Injury Hazard

Disconnect from the electrical supply be-
fore servicing the unit. Failure to do so
could result in death or electrical shock.

1.

Disconnect the electrical supply to the
microwave oven.

2.

Remove the two screws from the top of
the cabinet for the vent grille and remove
the grille (see the illustration on page 2-3).

3.

Open the oven door all the way, then lift
the door pins out of the hinge holes and
remove it (see the illustration on the pre-
vious page).

4.

To remove the oven door choke, use a
putty knife along the edges, and pry the
choke out from around the inside window
frame.

OVEN DOOR

PRY OUT CHOKE

5.

To replace the latches and door glass
assembly, remove the two mounting
screws from the end of the glass frame,
then push the top and bottom edges of the
door out and unsnap the locking tabs from
the frame and remove the assembly.

6.

Slide the latches down and remove the
hooked tabs from the slots in the door
frame, then unhook the ends of the spring
from the door, and remove the latches.

7.

Reassemble the oven door.

8.

Reinstall the oven door and vent grille on
the microwave oven.

HOOK SPRING
OVER TABS

HOOKED TAB

LATCHES

BOTTOM LOCKING TABS

TOP LOCKING TABS

SLOT

GLASS
FRAME

GLASS
FRAME

FRAME SCREWS