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Video & Articles: Appliance & Equipment RepairKitchenaid Microwave Door Hinge Replacement #W10874474 
Kitchenaid Microwave Door Hinge Replacement #W10874474
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Total Parts Cost
$46.34Estimated Savings
$112.5006:28
- Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the door hinge on a Kitchenaid microwave (Model #KMBP100ESS01). The most common reason for replacing the hinge is if the door will not open or close properly.
All of the information for this microwave light bulb replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kitchenaid, Whirlpool
Tools used: multi-screwdriver
All of the information for this microwave light bulb replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kitchenaid, Whirlpool
Tools used: multi-screwdriver
Step By Step Instructions
1
Microwave Oven -Model KMBP100ESS01
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KitchenAid Built-In Microwave Oven Door Hinge
3
ATTENTION: TOOLS & ASSISTANCE NEEDED:
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"Step 1: You will need a Phillips-head screwdriver or a quarter-inch nut driver, a 1/8th inch drill bit, a drill, flat-head screwdrivers, a T-20 Torx bit, a T-10 Torx bit, and an assistant to help move heavy microwave."
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"Step 2: Before you begin, be sure to turn off the power supply to the oven junction box. "
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Step 3: Open the oven door and remove any racks from the oven along with the turntable and support.
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Step 4: Now use a Phillips-head screwdriver or quarter-inch nut driver to unthread the two screws securing the mounting flanges to the cabinet.
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Step 5: Remove the washers as well if still intact.
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Step 6: Now have an assistant to help you pull the appliance out of the cabinet and set it on a sturdy surface.
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Step 7: Be aware that if the conduit cable is not long enough to move the microwave oven you will need to disconnect the power and grounding wires and remove the conduit cable from the junction box.
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Step 8: Use a Phillips-head screwdriver or a quarter-inch nut driver to unthread the four screws securing the top access panel.
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Step 9: Lift the panel up then slide forward to remove.
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Step 10: Unthread all of the screws securing the left or right side panel depending on which hinge you're replacing.
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Step 11: Detach the panel.
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Step 12: Support the front of the oven with a sturdy object.
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Step 13: Open the oven door and use a 1/8th inch drill bit to drill out the rivet securing the sliding arm to the door.
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Step 14: Insert a flat-head screwdriver into each door hinge to hold the hinges in place.
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Step 15: Use a T-20 Torx bit to unthread the two side screws securing the door to the hinges.
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Step 16: Slide the door off the hinges and set it aside.
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Step 17:Use the T-20 Torx bit to unthread the screw securing the hinge.
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Step 18: Use a T-10 Torx bit to loosen the screw closest to the front fram and slide the old hinge out.
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Step 19: Install the new door hinge by sliding it through the front frame.
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Step 20: Thread the screw to secure the hinge.
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Step 21: Tighten the screw near the front frame.
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Step 22: Lower the new hinge and insert a screwdriver.
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Step 23: Slide the door onto the hinges.
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Step 24: Thread and tighten the two side screws to secure the door to the hinges.
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"Step 25: Remove the screwdrivers. If necessary, punch out the old rivet from the bushing. "
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Step 26: Align the sliding arm with the door anchor.
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Step 27: Insert the bushing into the arm and secure with a new rivet.
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Step 28: Realign the top access panel by inserting the rear edge first.
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Step 29: Secure it with the screws.
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"Step 30: With an assistant, return the microwave oven to the cabinet and push it into position. "
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Step 31: Insert the washers into the holes in the flanges then thread the two screws to secure the flanges to the cabinet.
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Step 32: Replace the support and align the turntable on the coupling.
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Step 33: Turn on the power supply back on to the microwave.
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Congrats! Your microwave oven is ready for use.
Description
This video provides step-by-step repair instructions for replacing the door hinge on a Kitchenaid microwave (Model #KMBP100ESS01). The most common reason for replacing the hinge is if the door will not open or close properly.
All of the information for this microwave light bulb replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kitchenaid, Whirlpool
Tools used: multi-screwdriver
All of the information for this microwave light bulb replacement video is applicable to the following brands:
Kitchenaid, Whirlpool
Tools used: multi-screwdriver
Step-By-Step Instructions
1
Microwave Oven -Model KMBP100ESS01
2
KitchenAid Built-In Microwave Oven Door Hinge
3
ATTENTION: TOOLS & ASSISTANCE NEEDED:
4
"Step 1: You will need a Phillips-head screwdriver or a quarter-inch nut driver, a 1/8th inch drill bit, a drill, flat-head screwdrivers, a T-20 Torx bit, a T-10 Torx bit, and an assistant to help move heavy microwave."
5
"Step 2: Before you begin, be sure to turn off the power supply to the oven junction box. "
6
Step 3: Open the oven door and remove any racks from the oven along with the turntable and support.
7
Step 4: Now use a Phillips-head screwdriver or quarter-inch nut driver to unthread the two screws securing the mounting flanges to the cabinet.
8
Step 5: Remove the washers as well if still intact.
9
Step 6: Now have an assistant to help you pull the appliance out of the cabinet and set it on a sturdy surface.
10
Step 7: Be aware that if the conduit cable is not long enough to move the microwave oven you will need to disconnect the power and grounding wires and remove the conduit cable from the junction box.
11
Step 8: Use a Phillips-head screwdriver or a quarter-inch nut driver to unthread the four screws securing the top access panel.
12
Step 9: Lift the panel up then slide forward to remove.
13
Step 10: Unthread all of the screws securing the left or right side panel depending on which hinge you're replacing.
14
Step 11: Detach the panel.
15
Step 12: Support the front of the oven with a sturdy object.
16
Step 13: Open the oven door and use a 1/8th inch drill bit to drill out the rivet securing the sliding arm to the door.
17
Step 14: Insert a flat-head screwdriver into each door hinge to hold the hinges in place.
18
Step 15: Use a T-20 Torx bit to unthread the two side screws securing the door to the hinges.
19
Step 16: Slide the door off the hinges and set it aside.
20
Step 17:Use the T-20 Torx bit to unthread the screw securing the hinge.
21
Step 18: Use a T-10 Torx bit to loosen the screw closest to the front fram and slide the old hinge out.
22
Step 19: Install the new door hinge by sliding it through the front frame.
23
Step 20: Thread the screw to secure the hinge.
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Step 21: Tighten the screw near the front frame.
25
Step 22: Lower the new hinge and insert a screwdriver.
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Step 23: Slide the door onto the hinges.
27
Step 24: Thread and tighten the two side screws to secure the door to the hinges.
28
"Step 25: Remove the screwdrivers. If necessary, punch out the old rivet from the bushing. "
29
Step 26: Align the sliding arm with the door anchor.
30
Step 27: Insert the bushing into the arm and secure with a new rivet.
31
Step 28: Realign the top access panel by inserting the rear edge first.
32
Step 29: Secure it with the screws.
33
"Step 30: With an assistant, return the microwave oven to the cabinet and push it into position. "
34
Step 31: Insert the washers into the holes in the flanges then thread the two screws to secure the flanges to the cabinet.
35
Step 32: Replace the support and align the turntable on the coupling.
36
Step 33: Turn on the power supply back on to the microwave.
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Congrats! Your microwave oven is ready for use.
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