Kenmore / Sears Microwave Parts

• Exhaust fan not working
• shuts off after a few seconds

I attempted to diagnose the four thermostats/thermal switches in the microwave....two right behind the control panel, one on top of the cooking cabin, and one under a metal shroud above the magnetron. While checking continuity with a voltmeter, i questioned one of them behind the control panel and the one above the magnetron. I then noticed a burn mark on the plastic connector sleeve for the one above the magnetron. I took a scrap piece of 14 gage copper wire and beat the ends flat with a... Read more

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I ordered the parts and replaced them. Read more

Opened up hinged bottom of microwave and saw that the old motor had come loose from its secure position. I decided to replace the old motor with the new one and secured it into place, which was very simple--just a matter of unplugging the old motor's connection; plugging in the new one; securing the motor in place with one screw; closing up the hinged bottom; putting in the new coupler; and checking to see if it works. It did! Read more

Knowing the odds of 2 failures occurring at the same exact time was unusually high, I just searched your site for what other broken items might affect these two failures. Came up with next control item upstream and tallied that item failure with percentages of successful repairs, (4 mins.) door safety switch. Since I had to change out the most likely of the 3 and since I was already was going to be into the switch panel I ordered all 3 and swapped them all out to cover my butt, as they were... Read more

• Tray won't turn

I googled the make and model, and found the part on AppliancePartsPros.com. The underside of the oven has a metal grille with numerous openings of various shapes and sizes. There is a rectangle that is punched into this grille, just below the motor. I pried between the vent holes to snap the connections near the perimeter on the punched rectangle. I only did this on three sides. Then pry up the rectangle away from the connected side. Undid the hold down screw, separated the motor from the... Read more

As it usually goes the original manufacturer ceases making parts for their products after about 10 years. I could not find these parts for my microwave(cracked outer door frame,and broke vent grill) and was talking to a good friend of mine who had dealt with you guys before and he ask me if i had tried Appliance Parts Pros. That's when i told him that i had tried everyone i could find. He laughed and said to call you all and that he would bet anything you all would have the parts and he was... Read more

Replaced lower door interlock bracket, cam(which was redesigned), spring(I believe this was the problem) and switch. When the door opens the spring moves the cam which releases the switch"on" Button which turns on the interior light when you close the door, the latch which protrudes out from door pushes into the cam which rotates to turn off the light switch and enables operation of the microwave. Old design cam would push past the light switch and the weakened spring would not push it back... Read more

I attempted to diagnose the four thermostats/thermal switches in the microwave....two right behind the control panel, one on top of the cooking cabin, and one under a metal shroud above the magnetron. While checking continuity with a voltmeter, i questioned one of them behind the control panel and the one above the magnetron. I then noticed a burn mark on the plastic connector sleeve for the one above the magnetron. I took a scrap piece of 14 gage copper wire and beat the ends flat with a... Read more

Replaced it. Read more

My particular model of microwave had one screw visible but the other hidden behind a plastic ring. I needed to pop the ring out by disengaging the plastics clips using a putty knife; then it was an easy job of unscrewing the old handle and screwing the new one in. It probably took me just as long to write this description as it did to actually replace the handle. Read more

I replaced the screen filter (by sliding it to the rear), and then removed the filthy charcoal filter. Then I slid in the new charcoal filter and replaced it with a new screen filter. I repeated the other side. A piece of advice: the screen filter (silver one) comes with one per unit, where as the charcoal filter came with two per unit. If I had known, I would have purchased one charcoal filter (as two come in a pack). In a way it was a win-win situation because I now have a charcoal filter for... Read more

I replaced both the Magnetron and the high voltage diode. I now have a fully functional microwave. I received the parts on time and the quality was good. I would use appliance parts pro's again. Read more

About 9 screws on bottom and 2 on the turntable. The most trouble I had was putting the bottom back on. Took about 15-20 min. Easy fix Read more

REPLACED THE DOOR SWITCHES HOLDER ASSY---LABELED HOLDER ASSEMBLY LOCKER, WHICH CAME WITH ALL 3 DOOR SWITCHES ALREADY MOUNTED IN THE HOLDER ASSEMBLY, IT WAS EASY TO REPLACE, JUST 2 SCREWS BUT YOU DO NEED TO PULL THE FRONT PANEL ASSY FORWARD BY REMOVING 1 SCREW AND LIFTING IT UP AND OUT WHOLE JOB TOOK ABOUT 1/2 HOUR appliancepartspros.com GAVE QUICK DELIVERY MUCH APPRECIATED BOB B. Read more

Determined which part was broken and entered the model number into the search window. My part was on the list of available parts. Thanks AppliancePartsPros.com! Read more