Unscrewed the plate securing the element from the back of the oven and gently pulled the leads out. I put a clip on each of the leads so they wouldn't retreat back into the hole (that happened the last time I replaced the element). Then I removed the old element and slipped the leads on the new one, and screwed the plate to the back wall of the oven. It's a really simple fix. Honestly, the worst part was getting down to the level of the oven at my age (69). By the way, I paid for 2-day delivery and received it the next day!