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