My 40 year old Gaffers and Sattler oven finally bit the weenie. The
top oven door fell off when I opened it -- sure glad I had a grip! Too
bad these guys are gone, nobody makes appliances like that any longer.

I received an excellent condition KitcheAid oven from a neighbor who's
doing a complete kitchen makeover.

It was in storage for a while, and the inside glass on both oven doors
is terribly dirty. I'd like to take the doors apart, but some of the
oven trim screws are located in such a way it leads me to believe that
the door comes off separately (you can't get to them with the door on.)
I can't take the door apart while it's on the oven with the trim in
place. Kind of a catch-22.

I've fooled and fooled with it, but no luck.

Suggestions?

thanks.

pc

pc wrote:
My 40 year old Gaffers and Sattler oven finally bit the weenie. The
top oven door fell off when I opened it -- sure glad I had a grip! Too
bad these guys are gone, nobody makes appliances like that any longer.

I received an excellent condition KitcheAid oven from a neighbor who's
doing a complete kitchen makeover.

It was in storage for a while, and the inside glass on both oven doors
is terribly dirty. I'd like to take the doors apart, but some of the
oven trim screws are located in such a way it leads me to believe that
the door comes off separately (you can't get to them with the door on.)
I can't take the door apart while it's on the oven with the trim in
place. Kind of a catch-22.

I've fooled and fooled with it, but no luck.

Suggestions?

Get a service/parts manual from the company, then look at the drawings
to see how things come apart. Decide which parts will likely break
before they will disassemble and put them on your order list. Cleaning
old window glass may be ;ossible with commercial oven cleaners, but
many are caustic enough to etch the glass, so you might as well order
new glass, too, and bypass that messy step
Oven door springs tend to get worked pretty hard, so consider replacing
those, and trim items that look tired. Now with some directions and a
nice bag full of parts you can tackle the job and expect to have a
first class appliance at a real bargain price.
Repairclinic.com may also be a good parts and advice place, so check
them out, too. Good luck,

Joe

The doors come off really easily - just loosen the two screws on the inside of the door near the hinge area. It's best to then close the door halfway (about 45 degrees) and then just slide the door up off of the hinges.

Yep. That's the ticket!

I just got the manual, and found the solution today.

Thanks, Gary.

mac


Gary S Johnson wrote:
The doors come off really easily - just loosen the two screws on the
inside of the door near the hinge area. It's best to then close the
door halfway (about 45 degrees) and then just slide the door up off of
the hinges.




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Gary S Johnson