Bake Element - 3600W

I followed all the steps outlined in the video provided by this site. However when it was time to fasten the element bracket to the base of the oven, not the back, I had to force the element toward the back of the compartment so the holes in the element bracket would line up with the holes in the base of the oven. I was hesitate to do t ... Read more his but Customer Service assured me I had the right replacement part. I have a feeling the bends in the element resulted in a radius that was too great causing the bracket to be about .75" too far forward. Otherwise the installation was not too difficult. I would suggest anyone trying to keep the wire/connector from receding from the compartment to us forceps to hold them while you connect the element to the wires. The folks were very helpful through the process and we saved about $150 to $200 on the repair.

Removed power plug from oven; took racks out of oven, removed two screws in back of oven to remove panel that covers the bake element, removed the 3 screws from the baking element and carefully pulled element out of back to ensure I did not disconnect the connections on the bake element. Disconnected the 2 clips from the baking oven with ... Read more needle nose pliers, took new element reconnected clips on to the new element carefully pushing back through the insulation and replacing the 3 screws for the element then putting the element cover back in oven and inserting the 2 screws. Plugged oven back in and tested element.

Step 1 Discontent electricity
Step2. Remove screws in bottom. Remove the oven floor.
Check the heating element. Pull toward you carefully. Remove the clamps make sure the wire doesn't slide back in the hole. Replace old with new unit make sure clamps are fully on. Push back into place, put oven floor back in pla ... Read more ce.
Reconnect electricity
Test oven temperature

removed two screws in the bottom of the oven to remove cover over the element and the three screws that hold the element in place pulled the element out far enough to unplug the two wires.

I followed the YouTube video that came with the confirmation email. It was simple. I took a little extra time and pulled out the range an cleaned around it. It took about a half an hour total. If you just do the element it would take 10-15 minutes

Watched the video, opened the bottom of the oven (about 3 screws) and could see that the "bake element" was literally "fried"--It broke up, into pieces, upon touching it...No wonder it wasn't working...We ordered the part from this site, and then, once the part arrived, we watched the video again, and installed the "bake element"--like ma ... Read more gic. Thanks to this site--amazing really, to do your own repair....We were so proud of ourselves, and with your help, we did it. We (my wife and I ) recommend strongly that you all use this company for your parts and info on how to DIY....Dennis

We followed the video instructions on the Maytag website. So easy, the hardest part was propping up the flashlight to get enough light in he oven.