Tappan 316000181 To Remove and Replace Oven Door, To Remove and Replace Oven Bottom

General Cleaning

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The door is heavy. For safe, temporary storage, lay the door flat with the inside of the door facing down.

To Remove and Replace Oven Door

To Remove Oven Door:

1.Open the door.

2.Remove screws located on the inside of the oven door near the hinges A (one on each side.)

3.Close the door to the quarter-open position. Grasp the door firmly on both sides and lift up and off the hinges.

4.To clean oven door, follow the instructions provided in the cleaning chart under General Cleaning

Figure 1

Figure 2

To Replace Oven Door:

1.Be sure the hinge arms are in the quarter-open position. Be careful if pulling the hinges open by hand. The hinges may snap back against the oven frame and could pinch fingers.

2.Hold the door at the sides near the top. Insert the hinge arms into slots at the bottom of the door.

3.Hinge arms must go into the range slots evenly. The hinge arms should be inserted into the bottom corners of the door as far as they can go.

4.If the door is not in line with the oven frame, remove it and repeat the above steps.

To Remove and Replace Oven Bottom

To Remove Oven Bottom:

1.Remove the oven racks.

2.Remove the two hold-down screws (Figure 1) at the rear of the oven bottom panel. If the screws are too tight to remove by hand, use a screwdriver.

3.To lift out the bottom panel, place fingers in the slots in the bottom. Lift the rear of the panel up and back until it is clear of the lip at the front of the panel (Figure 2).

4.Lift the bottom up and out.

To Replace the Oven Bottom:

1.Place the oven bottom in the oven with the back raised about 6" or until you can insert the front of the oven bottom under the hold-down lip at the front of the panel.

2.Push the back of the oven bottom down fully into place on the metal flanges and insert the hold-down screws.

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