Whirlpool W10239357 Cooktop OEM Part

Once you are resigned to disconnecting the exhaust fan system under the range so you can remove the range from the surrounding counter, the rest is easy. once out, its 8 screws to remove the top and 8 screws to remove the heating elements, and 2 simple wire conneop back onto the stovectors. I labeled the elements before I removed them just to be sure they got back where they came from. zip zip, all was back in place on the new top and the the top back on the stove. the only trouble is reconnceting the exhaust fan after the stove is back in place. The next one will take 15 minutes start to finish.

Used the leveling legs and shims to raise the cooktop above the counter tops. This allowed me to access the screws and replace the top without having to disconnect the down draft fan (the hardest part!)

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Not too hard, total of 8 screws hold top on, hex head 1/4", if you don't have nut drivers then pick up a set of bits at local home improvement store. Screws, 3 each side and two in back, ones in back are recessed behind access holes. Slide unit out to gain access, take out screws, lift top near front, two wiring harness connectors, one left and one right, disconnect them. Lay top upside down on flat surface protected with towels or throw rugs with old and new side by side. Two screws hold each burner, remove them. With an assistant, lift all burners at once and move to new top. Also move the square pads that are under the burner connectors to new top. Recommend ordering the pads with the top to replace any that may have deteriorated, I had one. Reverse process to reinstall. BTW service and delivery by AppliancePros.com was excellent, from order to my door in less than a week for an out of stock item. Sipped by FedEx no charge. Price was less than competitors.

Replacing the cooktop glass takes about 20 minutes and the only tool needed is a 1/4" nut driver. Best with an impact driver or drill, because you'll be "tapping" the holes in the sheetmetal of the new top. 1. Pull out the unit from the cabinet. Disconnect the Power, or turn off the circuit breaker. 2. remove 3 1/4" sheetmetal screws from each side, about an inch below the glass 3. remove 2 more from the back. 4. carefully lift the front up enough to disconnect the wire harness for burners on left and right 5. Turn over the glass and remove the screws holding the burners in place. There are 2 for each burner. 6. Transfer the 4 burners and wire harness to the replacement top (easier with a helper) 7. Replace all the screws, replace the top, reconnect the wire harness and put all the screws back in place.