shipping stove panels

[pete244874]

Phoebe...On our BZ the oven latch keeper has a hole in it that I put a phillips head screwdriver in and just unscrewed the whole piece off.
Lefty loosey (counter clockwise)to take it off. Righty tighty (clockwise)to put it back on. Be careful when you get it almost off. I had a couple of thin spacers behind it and they drop off and you won't even notice them missing! You might not even have them. Watch for em'though! That was the last thing I had to take off to get the front panel off too...Pete

[phoebe9435]

OK, Now this is strange. I tried to twist off to no avail. I tried putting an allen wrench into the hole I could feel - nada. I loook up in the hole with a mirror and a flashlight and there are threads for a horizontal screw but no screw and no set screw. What could possibly be holding this on so tight?

Stoveman, if you read this, I need a door full of rock wool.

Any more ideas? I have a 61C

[phoebe9435]

Got it! It was screwed on - the threaded hole I saw was the extension of the housing that the large screw sets in. I don't know if a set screw was to be there too. All's well. Now for the panel..

[lowracer]

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[phoebe9435]

Yeah - thanks lowracer. I flossed it (for fun and to feel what the shape was in there) then I wrapped it in a towel and bonked it with a hammer (lightly). Then it was willing to turn.
My timer has what looks like and asbestos disc under it..throw away? Replace with what?
That front panel was really difficult to pop on the upper left, by the broiler.
What's the long burnt -looking thing with insulation (i think) in it that came out when I removed the low back splash? Should I clean it out and replace the whatever?

Thnaks all!

[phoebe9435]

Oh and by the way Mark - my door springs were all broken up jus tlike your flikr photo.

[stoveman]

Mark, the photos are a great addition, but the Maroon arrows don't seem to show up on my computer. I suspect that Berlyn may have the same problem. Perhaps, a choice of Burnt Orange might be a better choice. If you get my drift.


Also, Here's a couple of bits of information about the Oven Door Keeper. Use the shaft end of a 5/16" Drill to remove or install it. Put the drill shaft end into the hole in the bottom of the Keeper and turn counterclockwise to remove. Notice that there is a copper washer behind it on the stud attached to the cast iron oven frame. This copper washer is very important in keeping it tight after the keeper has been adjusted to make the oven door stay closed correctly. On several ranges, I have had to replace this washer and wasn't able to find copper washers locally, so I just cut a piece of 12 or 14 gauge solid copper wire and wrapped it around the stud to form a washer.


Also, the in/out adjustment of the keeper is very important and is not covered very good in the Service Manual. I don't have any of your photos, so I will try to explain what to do. Look at the bottom of the keeper. You will see the removal hole and another dimple on the bottom. The spring loaded Latch Bolt goes into this dimple. The Adjustment is that the latch bolt should sit towards the front side of the dimple. In this position, there is spring pressure trying to move the bolt deeper towards the center of the dimple, thus holding the oven door tighter.


Also, there should be a gasket between the Oven door keeper and the front panel of the stove. It deteriorates and falls out in 50 years. Just go to the auto parts store and get a sheet of gasket material and cut out your own.

[phoebe9435]

So Stoveman, I probably just brought it out of adjustment by simply unscrewing it - I will check it when I put it back together (after plating the panels).

Thanks - I'll get the gasket material too.

[phoebe9435]

My copper panels are getting pro packed and off to San Antonio for a redo on the finish. I received the samples from the platers today and I just can't resist. It will look very similar to the original finish - only with lighter antiquing and a finer topcoat. These folks do very fine work.
I am really excited!