How dumb is this? A couple days ago, I removed the door to our stove so it could get a good cleaning. There had been some turkey juices spilled during the Christmas bird roast and there was a mess and it needed cleaned up.
And I removed the range door so I could reach in there better than leaning over the door. It pulled right off as I expected and in just a little while I had the range all cleaned up. And then I went to reinstall the door...
There are two hinges, one on each side. They are spring loaded to pull the door shut and need to be pulled out to fit back into the range and onto the pins that support each hinge. But I couldn't keep the hinges pulled down long enough to get the hinges slipped in and on to the pins. That was last night.
I even went on the internet, found the Whirlpool website and downloaded the owners manual for my model of range. And, surprise, there are supposedly, holes on the hinges and on the door frame that are used with pins to hol the hinges in the right position for installation. Except my range doesn't have the holes! I looked. Twice!
Tonight I tried to use Vice-grips and a c-clamp to hold the hinges out- no joy. Closer comparison to the picture in the manual and the hinges I have, show that the place where the holes are supposed to be isn't the right shape nd so, no way to drill holes on my own.
I guess tomorrow I'm calling a repairman to either tell me how to install my door or to come over and do it for me... Grumble! And yes, I know, Kenny, sometimes getting things back together is trickier than taking them apart...
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