Oven Door Hinge Bent

Step 1 repairing a bent oven door that won t close if your stove has a burning hot control panel when the oven is on take a look down the edges of the door to see if it has a bend that keeps the top edge from closing tightly when the bottom part of the door is fully closed.

Oven door hinge bent.

A broken or bent hinge can prevent an oven door from opening or closing efficiently. Then apply the lubricant to the pivoting joints of the hinges. In some cases the hinge can be loose. Another problem can be direct with the hinges themselves.

Customer reply replied 8 years ago. The oven door hinges allow the door to open and close smoothly and at a controlled rate. If the hinge is totally broken or bent at some point it may prevent the door from closing and opening smoothly. I went to place the door back into position.

Replace the hinges with identical new ones and hook them back into the hinge holes in the oven. Chance are it got bent from the door being taken off improperly. Check the door springs to see. If the oven door won t close properly or won t stay closed because a hinge is damaged or bent replace both door hinges using manufacturer approved replacement parts.

Oven doors have two door hinges a left and right which allow the oven door to open and close smoothly and at a controlled rate. When an oven door is in need of repairing it is usually caused by one of two things. 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. Grime or rust on the hinges.

Ask your own appliance question. Check the hinges of your oven and look for the hinge lock. Ok i got through that issue and had both safety latches in place. If your oven has a hinge lock and it is engaged or even half engaged you may be having trouble closing your oven now.

First you have to turn off the oven and let it cool off. What can i do if the kitchen aid oven door hinge is locked and i cant get it back on. How to lubricate oven hinges. Sometimes a hinge can simply be loose in which case you ll just want to tighten any screws that bolster it.

If you find the lock clean and disengage it to regain control of your oven door. I have covered this technique many times in the doorhangers dvd visit my shopping page. Then open the oven door.