Viking PC020009 Hinge Assy (Brown) OEM Part

Super easy to replace with a Phillips screw driver. No reason to pay for an expensive repairman visit. Checkout YouTube for how to videos. New Part arrived quickly and worked perfectly.

I did some some research on Viking site to see how the oven door was removed : very easy to do. You tube on how to research springs : BECAREFUL !!! SOME AMATEURS ACTUALLY HAMMER SPRINGS INTO PLACE NEVER DO THAT!! Remove philips head screws from bottom oven cover .. EASY Then remove the 2 screws above and below the springs EASY. What you do is open springs into 2nd position and flip the tab in place and springs come right out. Reverse procedure to reassemble. I did lube the springs with Super lube ,a high temperature food safe lube. Parts about 110. labor was mine I was quoted 250-400.00 from an appliance repair service for this job which took me 20 minutes .

R&R both hinges. Very easy job took about 15 minutes.Make sure you open the new hinge to the first notch and it will slip in with no problem. I was curious as to why they go bad, I removed the spring off the bad hinge, then removed the rollers off the roll pin, because of design the hinge gets preloaded to one side and the roller digs in raising the hardened metal and causing a burr which restricts door opening. I could not find an explanation as to what the cause was, I was was determined to find it. I hope this may help someone in the future.

Replaced right hinge. normally this would be fairly simple if the door opened completely,however I had to break the old hinge to remove. Used a 2 foot pipe as a lever to break the hinge then had use a pry to undo the spring on the inside. Luckly this made removing the old hinge possible.Putting on the new hinge was a snap! Two screws and done

Replaced both door hinges.