[tbandme]

got our new replacement oven door hinge and now don't know how to remove the old hinge..HELP!!!

[Drags1998]

Remove the 2 screws and (I cant tell from the pic) remove the hindge either by working it out through the face of the range or dropping it out the bottom.

[tbandme]

The opening in the face of the range is narrower than the hinge asssembly. I can't imagine pulling the spring through that slot! Droppin out the bottom is not an option...can't feel the old hinge in the area...area is closed off. We tried to remove the side of the stove and that didn't work either...packaging says easy assembly...good grief!

[Drags1998]

After another look at the parts pics, It looks like the side panel has to be pulled away from the BODY of the Range.

[tbandme]

Tried taking off side panel only to discover that control panel at top rear of stove has to come off too...hopefully rear of stove doesn't have to come off too...not an easy job for a do it yourselfer...will try again...thanks.

[billo]

did you ever figure out how to replace the hinge? I have the same problem.

[tbandme]

hubby and I gave up for now. We imagine we have to remove stove top and control panel at rear of stove too...in order to get side panel off to access hinge area...will write when we're done, if ever.

[billo]

I figured it out after almost giving up myself. You do not have to remove the ceramic stove top! Just to be clear, I am working on a Magic Chef and there is no giving up because we can't use the oven as the door leaks all of the heat out at the top because it's not shutting properly.

[tbandme]

wthout removing the top. how did you access the hinge??????????????

[billo]

I removed stove from wall and turned it on it's side. Removed rear metal panel screws that hold finished side panel together with rear metal panel, removed screws at bottum and then you can work the side panel off of these two screws that will stay in place. These are located in the front side of the finished panel. If you move the panel around a bit it will pop off of these screws anough to lift up and give you access to the next step. Since I did not have a helper, I used a screwdriver to hold this finished side panel up to remove the next panel. This is unfinished metal panel that covers the insulation for the oven. It has two screws holding it in place, after they are removed it's just a matter of flexing it to remove and you can't miss your hinge, it's right there in all of it's glory. Remove the two screws that lock the hinge in place and it will lift right out in your hand. I ordered both hinges as that made sense and just flipped the oven on it's other side and did the same as above for other hinge. Not counting the 2 plus hours that it took me to figure out how to do this and all of the time looking on the web. I figure the job should take 1/2 hour a side no problem. Hope this helps.