Do-It-Yourself Story

Make sure to unplug the stove first! Burners touching each other can cause short circuit. Unscrew 3 Phillips head screws at front of top, then top swings up easily. Unscrew the 2 burner assemblies from underneath the top using a #1 Square head screwdriver. Here's where it got tricky: There were 4 more square head screws attaching the back end of the top to brackets. I don't think other reviewers mentioned this. Even with the top swung all the way back, my square head screwdriver was too long. So, if you're buying a square head screwdriver just for this job, make sure to get a short one! At this point, set the new top in place and reattach the burner assemblies. Make sure no wires came loose from the burners and reattach the top. Unfortunately, the holes in the back of the new top did not seem to line up with the holes on the brackets so I ended up not reattaching at the back. This was OK, though, since the top stays in place just fine using the three Phillips screws at the front. It's just that it was a little tougher to line the top up with the three screw holes when putting it back on. Plug the stove back in and check that all 4 burners work, and you're done. Overall, pretty simple to do yourself, except for the issue with the brackets at the back. It's helpful but not necessary to have another person available to hold the top while you detach and reattach the burners.