Kitchenaid Superba Oven Door Hinge Problems

I have a kitchenaid superba kebs208 oven.

Kitchenaid superba oven door hinge problems.

Lift the locking tabs up so they connect to the groove at the rear of the hinges. The hinge latch is the lever in. Slowly insert door while maintaining 45 angle. My wife went to use the range one day and noticed the oven light was on.

I can not open the oven door. Trying to remove the oven door on a kitchenaid superba model kerc507ewh5. Open the kitchenaid superbra oven door fully. Locate the metal locking tabs at the rear of the hinges.

It is not a result of the cleaning cycle finishing and failing to unlock. Hopefully i can do the repair myself. At a 45 angle align door hinges with slots in lower front of oven cavity. How to replace an kitchenaid oven door with hinge latches.

On closer inspection we found that the door wouldn t close. Push each hinge latch down toward the door with your finger. The door is stuck in the closed position. See all slide in ranges freestanding ranges double oven ranges commercial style ranges accessories learn more microwaves see all built in countertop microwave hood combination accessories learn more.

Can not figure out how to do it. Im just trying to figure out how to get access to the hinge. When i called customer service i learned that this happens with some frequency when the self cleaning feature is used. In anticipation of thanksgiving i used the self cleaning feature on my relatively new 2 1 2 years old kitchenaid oven today model kebc107kss05.

Locate slots on each side of oven cavity for door hinge locks. Using two hands grasp side edges of door at midpoint. The right side hinge and pin screw seems worse off than the left side. After i did this the oven would not heat up.

How to fix a kitchenaid oven door hinge. Close the door as far as possible. It looks like both hinges inside the door have a broken or have a dislodged pin screw. The hinge lever prevents the door from closing.

Power off your oven and open the door. It is a mechanical problem with the hinge itself. The stuff i find online has a different kind of hinge with a lock this range does not have a similar lock.