Can not remove light bulb from whirlpool oven

I had same grief for 45 mins. It unscrews anticlockwise about 2 full 360 degree turns but is "baked in" and can't usually be turned by hand.. Once removed, there is a bulb inside that will easily unswrew with your fingers.



In order to actually get the bulb cover to turn, I used a rubber band 1cm wide and 14cm long when double. A common heavy duty rubber band i the UK. This is too long to wrap around the glass bulb holder to provide a grip surface for an adjustable spanner or, as I used, a Mole wrench. So I tied a knot in it to make a shorter loop. Ensure it is a pretty tight fit around the bulb holder and won't slip easily. The cover came undone as easy as anything.

Hope this helps someone. This is a great site and I thought of my idea from Fixya answer saying try wearing rubber gloves.



WhiteGodo I had same grief for 45 mins. It unscrews anticlockwise about 2 full 360 degree turns but is "baked in" and can't usually be turned by hand.. Once removed, there is a bulb inside that will easily unswrew with your fingers.

In order to actually get the bulb cover to turn, I used a rubber band 1cm wide and 14cm long when double. A common heavy duty rubber band i the UK. This is too long to wrap around the glass bulb holder to provide a grip surface for an adjustable spanner or, as I used, a Mole wrench. So I tied a knot in it to make a shorter loop. Ensure it is a pretty tight fit around the bulb holder and won't slip easily. The cover came undone as easy as anything.
Hope this helps someone. This is a great site and I thought of my idea from Fixya answer saying try wearing rubber gloves.

WhiteGodo

WD-40 wearing rubber gloves and mine came right off... WD-40 wearing rubber gloves and mine came right off...