After viewing the video on Appliance Parts Pros, I ordered a new replacement oven bake element. When I received the new element, I removed the oven door (I found that I could simply pull it up and off) removed the two screws holding the old element in place and used curved needle-nose pliers to remove the slip-on wires. I installed the new element, slipped the door back on and found that the oven not only worked, but the pre-heat time was half of what we experienced the last time the oven did work. The old element was indeed failing. Thank you for helping me fix my 27-year-old stove!