We are having a difficult time getting the door back on the oven. Can you give us a tip on how to keep the hinges from snapping back when we are trying to hook the himges back onto the rods?

There is a powerful spring in the hinge, and if your oven is like mine, it has pulled the part that goes into the body of the oven, tight to the door. This spring is powerful enough to break fingers, so be careful. When I have had this problem, I have used chopsticks or a wooden wedge to hold the hinge part open in order to get it into the oven. Next time, look for some catches in the hinge mechanism that you can set, before you pull the door off, to stop the hinge from snapping closed.

https://producthelp.whirlpool.com/Cooking/Wall_Ovens_and_Ranges/Oven_Product_Assistance/Removing_and_Replacing_the_Oven_Door

https://www.bobvila.com/posts/29301-can-t-put-oven-door-back-on

When you re-install the door, make sure it snaps in tightly; inspect the clutch connection.

You will need to separate the inner and out panel in order to access and reset the hinges.

It is a two person job unless you want to pull the whole stove out and take the cover off and then remove the springs. Put the door back on and put the springs back and the put the cover back on.

All oven door typically lift off the hinges by design. If you open the door to what is referred as the broil position. You know when the door stops about 4 to 6 inches open at the top. Then do the following.

1. Lift the door up completely off the opposite hinge still in place and remove. Set the door aside carefully as if has glass window, you do not want to break.

2. Then set both hinges at the broiler stop position. If one is all the way in to door fully closed position pull it out with your hand or with pliers till it stops @ broiler position. If all the way down as if door was fully open, lift hinge until it stops at broiler position. CAUTION- THE HINGES ARE SPRING LOADED AND CAN SNAP BACK INTO FULLY CLOSED POSITION. You can use a heavy glove or if you have an oven mitten, that can work to protect your fingers. DO NOT GET YOUR FINGERS BETWEEN HINGE AND OVEN OR CAN PINCH FINGERS.

3. Now carefully lift the door over the hinges set at the broiler position. Careful not to bump them when doing so or can snap closed. If does, reset hinge to broiler position and repeat. Works best to hold door at angle that door is when in broiler position. Once you have them started evenly, you should be able to fully slide down back onto both hinges.

4. If one of the hinges no longer has spring tension you have to reattach the spring. You can usually access spring if needed by removing the bottom drawer.

Hello,

Welcome to FixYa.

Most if not all Thermador owners manuals have this outlined in them, however, here you go.




Removing the Oven Door

• Fully open the oven door.
  

• Raise the U-clip over the hook on each of the hinges to the "locked" position (see illustration below). This will prevent the hinge from snapping closed when the door is removed.
  

• Grasp the door by the sides toward the back. Raise the front of the door several inches (there will be some spring resistance to overcome because of the hinge being locked). When the front of the door is high enough, you will be able to lift the hinges to clear the indents.
  
• Pull the hinges out of the slots in the oven front frame.
  

To Replace the Oven Door

• Grasp the sides of the door at the center and insert the ends of the hinges into the slots in the oven front frame as far as they will go (see illustration below).
  

• With the door open all the way, lower the two locking clips.
  

• Raise the oven door and make sure that it fits evenly with the front sides.
  

DOOR HINGE WARNING:

**CAUTION** With the door off, never release the levers and try to close the hinges. Without the weight of the door, the powerful springs will snap the hinges closed with great force.


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Good Luck,

Macmarkus :)

Although very tight (because the oven is only 1 yr old) i managed to get the hinges into the open position, then slide the door into position on the oven and close the door. The hinges did go back and lock as they should but I struggled for almost 30 mins before success.

Usually there is a hole that you open the hinge and put a nail in on each hinge to hold them open until you get the door in place.

All you need to do is replace the oven door hinges. as the springs are weak.
It is a fairly straight forward repair to do.
To obtain new hinges, got to:
www.bosch-spareparts.co.uk
or
www.espares.co.uk/bosch

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