JVM130JC General Electric Microwave - Instructions

Oh just took old ones out and put on the new ones.

The easy and best part was that this Partselect sent the correct order first time and they were very informative and polite.
Nice company i would use the again.

The replacement of the light no problem, the reason the light broke; problem. The original was glued in (for transport i think) and simply trying to unscrew it out (in a very tight slot) it broke; be careful or you’ll be buying a new $20 bulb (with shipping and handling).

Most of the effort is simply getting the oven out of the built in enclosure and the sheet metal off. This take about 15 minutes then you have to remove the two screws (not handy location) that hold the door latch/switch assembly so you can remove the switch. I did this BEFORE ordering so I could test the switch (it was charred) and verify the part needed. WATCH OUT - some ovens use a normally open an some a normally closed version of this switch - you have to get the right one. I checked several suppliers that were showing the WRONG switch for my model. PartSelect had it right. Once I received the switch I had it on and the oven installed and running in less than 30 miutes. Working fine since then...

Un screwed the cover but when i tried to remove the bulb it was broken at the base. I disconnected the power and used neddle nosed pliers to remove the base

Took the front panel off, played with the switch while it was plugged in to verify the switch was bad. I actually was able to tweak the switch just right to keep the microwave working while the part was being delivered. When it came it was just removing two small screws and replacing. Very easy.

Remove top air grate via 2-screws. Remove metal top panel behind grate that's above bulb via 1-screw. Bulb is exposed and can be un-screwed. DONE

The repair itself was easy, the difficulty was in removing the cover on the inside of the microwave door. Once I got the cover off, the repair took 10 minutes. The screws sent with the handle were too long and as result I poked a hole through the backside of the handle.

I purchased the fuse and 3 door switches from PartSelect. Replaced the fuse first but that did not solve the problem. Then I replaced the 3 door switches and problem solved!! So fuse only cost $5.00 so glad I have a new fuse in there as well. To see how to replace door switches see videos on utube!!

Unscrewed numerous screws holding the "body/shell" to the microwave. Removed body. I then unplugged top door switch, replaced it with new one, and "tested" the new one. I fixed our $400 convection micro with an $18 switch. NICE!

I took the cabinet off and saw where the switch had been burnt. So I remove it and order another one from your company. And I put new clips on it with heat shrinks. We might get another 30 years out it, Although I'm 80 years old.

Used plastic putty knife to pop the inside part of door out. Its plastic with tabs that grab the outer part of the door. Removed old handle & replaced.
Keep & re-use old screws. New ones too long.

Pulled off the liner inside the door and replace the handle with the 2 screws. Easy, took 20 minutes
I got instructions from someone who wrote about doing the repair, no instructions came with the part. As another writer noted, the screws included with the part were too long to use.

Fortunately I found a repair video on the internet which described how to get the internal facia piece out of the door to get access to the handle screws. Once I knew how to do that the rest was simple.

.Thank You Dan

removed frame, took screws out of top and bottom holes, pulling inside frame away from inside of door, aligned handle, put screws back in (difficult, not much room to work), snapped inside frame back in to place and replaced plastic frame to top, sides and bottom of door. I must say that this is the second time in less than a year that I have had to replace the handle and the screws enclosed with the handle are too long. If you screw them all the way in, they go through the handle on the outside of the door. I was not pleased that the handle lasted less than a year and it was $60. But that is the only problem I have had with this microwave.