Removing The Bake And Broil Elements, Catalyst - Thermador SMW272 B Service Manual

Lower Oven Section
BROIL ELEMENTS, CATALYST
1. Turn off the electrical power to the oven.
2. To make servicing easier, remove the oven
door (see Page 57).
3. Remove the racks from the oven.
4. To remove the bake element (see Fig-
ure 6, Page 39):
a) Remove the screws from the bake element
brackets on the back of the oven liner.
b) Pull the bake element forward so you can
access the wires, then tie a 12" piece of
string around each of the wire connectors
so you can retrieve the wires if they should
slide back inside the liner.
c) Disconnect the wires from the bake ele-
ment terminals.
d) Connect the wires to the terminals of the
new bake element, remove the string, and
mount the element to the liner with its
screws. NOTE: Do not allow the wires to
"bunch up" inside the insulation material
when pushing them into the liner holes.
REMOVING THE BAKE &
WARNING
Turn off the electrical power circuit to the
oven at the main junction box before ser-
vicing this unit.
CAUTION
When you work on the oven, be careful
when handling the sheet metal parts.
There are sharp edges present and you
can cut yourself if you are not careful.
5. To remove the broil element (see Fig-
ure 7, Page 39):
a) Remove the screws from the broil element
brackets on the rear of the oven liner, and
the screws from the two top front brack-
ets of the element. Then, remove the four
screws from the shield, lower the broil el-
ement, and pull it forward.
b) Tie a 12" piece of string around each of
the wire connectors so you can retrieve
the wires if they should slide back inside
the liner.
c) Disconnect the wires from the broil ele-
ment terminals.
d) Connect the wires to the terminals of the
new broil element, remove the string, and
mount the element to the liner with its
mounting screws. NOTE: Do not allow
the wires to "bunch up" inside the insula-
tion material when pushing them into the
liner holes.
6. To remove the catalyst (see Figure 8):
a) Remove the screws and pull it out of the
oven cutout.
b) Install the new catalyst.
7. Reassemble the oven.
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