How to fix a kitchenaid oven door hinge.
Kitchenaid superba oven door hinge problems.
Hopefully i can do the repair myself.
It is not a result of the cleaning cycle finishing and failing to unlock.
It looks like both hinges inside the door have a broken or have a dislodged pin screw.
I have a kitchenaid superba kebs208 oven.
After spending 70 on new hinges that didn t work i found this really cheap way to fix an oven door that won t stay closed.
In anticipation of thanksgiving i used the self cleaning feature on my relatively new 2 1 2 years old kitchenaid oven today model kebc107kss05.
Close the oven door and lift it up by the handle to.
Lift the locking tabs up so they connect to the groove at the rear of the hinges.
Close the door as far as possible.
The hinge lever prevents the door from closing.
Can not figure out how to do it.
The hinge latch is the lever in.
Trying to remove the oven door on a kitchenaid superba model kerc507ewh5.
On closer inspection we found that the door wouldn t close.
Im just trying to figure out how to get access to the hinge.
Using two hands grasp side edges of door at midpoint.
The right side hinge and pin screw seems worse off than the left side.
Open the kitchenaid superbra oven door fully.
How to replace an kitchenaid oven door with hinge latches.
Locate slots on each side of oven cavity for door hinge locks.
Push each hinge latch down toward the door with your finger.
At a 45 angle align door hinges with slots in lower front of oven cavity.
The stuff i find online has a different kind of hinge with a lock this range does not have a similar lock.
Slowly insert door while maintaining 45 angle.
Power off your oven and open the door.
The door is stuck in the closed position.
Locate the metal locking tabs at the rear of the hinges.
How to remove the oven door from a kitchenaid superba oven.
I can not open the oven door.
After i did this the oven would not heat up.
When i called customer service i learned that this happens with some frequency when the self cleaning feature is used.