Removing The Oven Temperature Sensor - Thermador SMW272 B Service Manual

Lower Oven Section

REMOVING THE OVEN TEMPERATURE SENSOR

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.
Refer to Figure 9 for the following steps.
1. Turn off the electrical power to the oven.
2. To make servicing easier, remove the oven
door (see Page 57).
Oven Liner
Inline Splices
Slide Fiber Sleeving Over
Wires & Against Collar Of
Oven Temperature Sensor
3. Remove the racks from the oven.
4. Remove the screws from the bracket and pull
the oven temperature sensor forward until
the wire connectors are through the open-
ing.
5. Cut the inline splices from the oven tempera-
ture sensor and main harness wires.
6. Connect the wires from the new oven tem-
perature sensor to the main harness wires
with two red inline splices. After you connect
the wires, pull on them to make sure that the
inline splices are secure.
7. Use a screwdriver and push the wires into
the back of the oven as far as they will go,
then install the oven temperature sensor in
the oven liner with its two screws.
8. Reassemble the oven.
TECH TIP!!
Be sure the oven temperature sensor connec-
tors are pushed back into the rear of the oven
and out of the oven heat zone.
Collar
OVEN TEMPERATURE
Figure 9
SENSOR
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