How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6038814 / W11032529 Range Surface Burner Igniter

Like most, I had to drill out the two screws to remove the burner. Luckily I read the review of Weston P. • Pasadena, TX • October 26, 2019, which pointed out that it is not necessary to remove all the burners and lift the stove top. I took the short cut even further than he did though. After removing the burner, I pulled the igniter out a couple of inches, then cut off the broken igniter. I cut the new igniter about 2in from the igniter, then stripped the single conductors from both wires and connected the new igniter to the old igniter wire using a crimp connector. I would have pulled it through the back as Weston P. did, but I was pressed for time. I realize my repair is not "According to Hoyle", but unless the crimp connector melts, I think it should be good. The hardest part of this repair was to drill the old screws out. The most time-consuming part was doing the research. I'm most grateful for Weston P.'s comments though, or I might have gone the path of removing all four burners, etc., etc. 

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Replace igniter wires. 

I installed a new igniter. 

I found that the ceramic on the igniter was cracked, so the spark was not traveling to the top of the igniter. I removed the two screws holing the burner assembly in, opened up the back of the control panel and removed the wire that was going to the old igniter. I threaded the new igniter wire through the same path as the old one and plugged it into the spark unit in the control panel. everything was re-assembled and it now works great. The 1-hour repair time included cleaning the area behind the stove. 

Ordered online with economy (7-day) shipping. The website was incorrect, listing 4 items (one for each burner). Customer service rep ordered 4 of one, as the manufacturer now makes one size for all 4. I called questioning my order, as I was concerned wire may be too short if the wrong one was ordered for all four. During this second call, the customer service rep determined that only one size was now made. She submitted feedback to the correct website, which has been done. My order arrived the next day. Thank you very much! These were difficult to install since I was not able to disconnect the gas line and slide the stove out away from the wall in order to easily access the back panel. This took me about 5 hours to install. Now works like new. I will definitely consider ordering from AppliancePartsPros again. 

Online chat was helpful in determining the correct parts to use. Since the stove was 18 Year’s old I decided to change all the igniters. Turns out there is a different part number for each of the four igniters as they are different cable length and color. I also ordered new screws for all the burner caps since they were difficult to remove and got stripped in the process. Had to remove the back of the control panel to access where the cables terminated to make the final connections. 

Ordered parts from Appliancepartspros, got the igniters easy fit 15 minutes 

Would have been a 20 minute job. Screws holding the igniter on were stripped! Used DREMMEL to cut off, and changed screws. Plug matched and job done! Cake is in the oven!!! 

Took things apart and changed it.