Whirlpool ESTATE TES325E W Service Manual page 45

REMOVING THE ACTUATOR ROD
1. Pull the range away from the wall so that you
can access the back.
2. Turn off the electrical supply to the range.
3. Remove the screws from the back panel and
remove the panel.
4. Remove the oven door latch (see page 3-15
for the procedure).
BROWN
WIRE
WHITE
WIRE
DOOR LATCH SOLENOID
& LATCH SENSING SWITCH
ASSEMBLY
DOOR LATCH SOLENOID
& LATCH SENSING SWITCH
ASSEMBLY SCREWS
ACTUATOR PIN
SOLENOID
SCREWS
DOOR LATCH
SOLENOID
DOOR SENSING
SWITCH
REMOVE
BACK PANEL
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Cooking Products Service Manual
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5. Remove the two mounting screws from the
door latch solenoid & latch sensing switch
assembly, then remove the assembly and the
actuator rod from the back of the range.
6. Unhook the end of the actuator rod with the
shorter bend from the door latch solenoid &
latch sensing switch assembly, and hook the
similar end of the new rod in its place (see the
small inset below).
7. Reassemble the range.
ACTUATOR
MECHANICAL
ASSEMBLY SCREWS
ACTUATOR ROD
LONGER
BEND AT
FRONT
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ROD
BACK OF
RANGE
MECHANICAL
ASSEMBLY
LATCH SENSING
SWITCH
SHORTER
BEND AT
BACK