How To Replace The Door Handle On A Frigidaire Microwave

My microwave looked very funny without it s handle.

How to replace the door handle on a frigidaire microwave.

Set the microwave door back on the bottom bracket and slide the top pin into the pivot bracket. In fact if the door latch isn t snapped shut the microwave won t function at all. Use your knife blade to insert the choke tabs into the slots on the microwave door frame. Access the hinges if there s a grill in your way use a screwdriver to remove the screws securing the grill assembly to the top of the microwave then push it down and pull it out and off.

Secure the two choke screws with a phillips head screwdriver. This technique works for most brands and styles. This video provides step by step repair instructions for replacing the door assembly on a frigidaire microwave oven model ffmv1645tsa. Microwave oven handles aren t always constructed with the most solid of materials and repeated use can damage even robust ones.

My repair worked out to be a cinch. Place the microwave on a table or workbench and identify whether the door hinges are blocked by either a grill or the interior panel of the microwave door. The most common reas. I did a little research on how to replace the handle and after popping the insert out of the inside of the microwave door i was then able to remove the two screws that held the outside panel of the door the part with the glass to the part with the hinges.

Removing trim to access screws to remove handle. Fixing replacing broken scratched or damaged handle. This video provides step by step instructions for replacing the door handle on ge microwaves. One way a microwave door can cease to function properly is if the hinges are loose or damaged.

The most common reason for replacing the door handle is if it i. Before you can begin a cooking cycle on your frigidaire microwave the door must be completely shut. How to replace broken handles on microwave ovens.