62960008606 Kenmore Range - Instructions

turned off the oven at the main breaker. removed the four screws...two in back and two on the upper holding breacket.
removed the element and disconnected the spade contacts by just pulling them apart. measured it. Compared measurements
with items in catalog. Found exact match, ordered it.
Put it in same as out only reverse.
easy.

I removed the two screws retaining the heating element with a phillips head screw driver. Then I pulled the element forward to expose the wire connectors, and disconnected the two wires. I connected the two wires to the new heating element, and secured the new heating element with the two screws.

easily pulled old seal out and push new seal in place simple and quick.

after removing the element as decribed, my husband replaced the new element with the screws removed and it worked like new, less than 10 minutes and we appreciated so much the element was received so quickly.

1) Unplugged the electrical cord and removed the oven door (only when easy); and, jockeyed the oven into better working area.
2) Removed about 9 screws holding rear sheetmetal backing plate to disconnect each of 2 electrical wires from the old element.
3) Removed 2 screws holding element to back of oven and 2 screws from small bracket supporting end of element to top of oven.
4) Replacement element was severely damaged. It was at the very bottom of a box 20 by 15 by 15.5 inches high with the large continuous bubble wrap stacked only on top. Each of the wire ends were sharply bent; one almost 180 deg. pointing in the opposite direction, and the other about 120 deg. The element itself was about 4-5 inches out of square. Using two large needlenose pliers I carefully bent each wire back to its proper place. Next I carefully exerted pressure on the element to gradually form it back to as near its correct shape as possible. (Only the inside of the shipping box showed the signs of possible damage.)
5) Installation- The element, from inside the oven, was placed back through the two holes in the rear of the oven and secured with 2 screws.
6) The bracket supporting the front of the element was slid onto the element and attached to the top of the oven.
7) Attached the 2 electrical oven wires to the 2 element wires, making sure there was good clearance to prevent any short circuit, plugged the oven cord in to 230volts, and checked it out with power to the broiler to give myself some confidence that the damaged wires would not quickly break. It seemed to work and I unplugged the oven.
8) Reinstalled the backing plate with the original screws, plugged oven back in, and moved the oven back to its place and replaced its door. It is working and my wife is cooking.

It's a straightforward remove and replace with two screws. The lower element is most likely to go with years of baking when bake pans overflow on to the element, It can be checked with an electrical probe for resistance and continuity. If the oven is preheating and the lower element doesn't heat that is definitive. We had it checked under the extended warranty but the tech wasn't thorough enough. The extended warranty is of questional value.

1. Turned off the electrical power. 2. Removed 4 philips head screws two from hanger bracket two from oven burner. 3. When hanger bracket screws are removed the bracket can be slid forward off the burner element. 4. When the burner element screws are removed the burner can be pulled forward where the wires can be removed (they are push on connectors)I did not need pliers but you may need them to assist you. Make sure the wires don't fall down into the oven holes. Reattach wires to new burner. Reattach burner to oven rear wall. Reattach hanger bracket. Turn on the electrical power. Broil your self a steak for a job well done.

Everything worked perfectly---thanks to the suggestion of your call center agent. She suggested that since the replacement door handles were no longer available, I should consider repainting them--it worked like a charm. Please tell her she was a life saver. We rent that house in Fl and my returning tenants had complained about the discoloring refer handles. Thank you

removed stove/oven back & disconnected 2 wires. Removed 2 screws holding element to back of oven & 2 screws holding retainer bracket. Replaced element reversed procedure.

Unplugged the oven range, it is a dual oven. Removed the 2 screws in the back to loosen the element. Removed the 2 screws that held the bracket that held the element. Removed the 10 screws in the back that holds the back panel and then disconnected the cables to the element. Installed the element in the reverse. Easy.

Took 5 minutes... I did it in my pajamas... after a heavy duty margarita!

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Once I saw the spring clips on the new door seal, it was easy to understadn how to remove the old seal and install the new one. Looks nice !

I unscrewed 4 screws. 2 held the element into the back of the oven and 2 held a holding bracket to the top of the oven. I pulled the old element off the two wire brackets coming out of the back wall of the oven. Then I took the new element and reversed the process. Easy.

4 screws, removed old element and installed new.