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SMW Oven Service ManualLower Oven Section
REMOVING THE OVEN LIGHT SWITCH, THE OVEN
DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY, & THE HI-TEMP CUTOUT
Refer to Figure 15 on the next page for the follow-
ing steps.
1. Turn off the electrical power to the oven.
2. Open the oven door for the component you
wish to remove.
3. To remove the lower air vent grille, re-
move the two front oven door latch screws,
(see Figure 14), then pull the posts on the ends
of the air vent grille out of the catches in the
chassis.
4. To remove the oven light switch, discon-
nect the wires from the terminals, press in on
the locking arms, and push the switch out of
the vent (see inset 1).
5. To remove the oven door latch assem-
bly (see inset 2):
a) Use a 1/4" ratchet and a 1/4" thin-wall
socket and remove the two front hex-head
screws from the latch bracket.
b) Pull the latch assembly to the right so that
the flange on the left side clears the bracket,
and then pull it forward as far as the wires
will allow.
c) Remove the wires from the switch con-
nectors and the motor wires from the main
harness.
d) To replace a door lock or door un-
lock switch on the latch assembly, re-
move the two screws from the switch body,
and remove the switch.
6. To remove the hi-temp cutout (see in-
set 3):
a) Remove the two 1/4" hex-head screws
from the bracket.
b) Remove the hi-temp cutout and discon-
nect the wires.
7. Install the replacement component.
8. Reassemble the oven.
OVEN DOOR
LATCH SCREWS
LOWER AIR VENT GRILLE
PULL TOP OF VENT GRILLE FORWARD
TO REMOVE POST FROM CATCH
CATCH
PULL TOP OF VENT GRILLE FORWARD
TO REMOVE POST FROM CATCH
POST
OVEN CHASSIS
Figure 14
When you work on the oven, be careful
when handling the sheet metal parts.
There are sharp edges present and you
can cut yourself if you are not careful.
CAUTION
WARNING
Turn off the electrical power circuit to the
oven at the main junction box before ser-
vicing this unit.