Whirlpool WP9760774 Oven Broil Element OEM Part

DISCONNECT CIRCUIT BREAKER!!!. Remove oven door. Remove two screws that attach the element to the back of the oven, and two screws that secure element to the oven roof, then remove element. Had to be careful that the four wires don't slip into the back of the oven (difficult) to keep them from falling back as they are very short. Remove and replace element. I should have also detached the temp probe as it gets in the way and is easily broken off its flimsy mounting plate. The hardest part is removing and reinstalling the oven door (had to view three you tube videos to finally get the door off). Also, I installed and removed the element twice because it didn't work the first time...its because there must be an interlock that prevents the element from turning on with the door off. So i had it right the first time! That was a waste of time and effort due to my lack of knowledge. The part manufacturer would be well advised to include a cheat sheet on how to install the element; that would have told me of that major tidbit! Also, the wire ends attach to the element with slip on connectors that can easily slide back off while you are installing the element....you have to slightly 're-crimp' the female ends so that they will securely remain attached while you are 'struggling' to get the element back into the installed position. It's an awkward job and you are strongly advised to purchase a 'headlight' which wonderfully provides illumination where you need it all the while your hands are free to work on the task! A 'headlight' is a must as the oven lights are off with the circuit breaker disconnected! Finally, now that I have the experience, I could probably do the same job in under fifty-minutes.

I first watched the helpful video and found a few twist ties to use on the electrical wires. I shut off the breaker for the oven in my electrical panel and ensured there was no electricity to the wall oven. (Oven would not turn on and the digital clock was off.) I saw the screws holding the old element in place were all medium sized phillips heads. I took the door off the oven to make it easier to get into the back of the oven, took out four screws holding the top and the back of the element in place and removed the old element. I then used four twist ties and tied them on to each of the four electrical connections to prevent the wires to be lost inside the back of the oven. (The video showed the wires could get sucked back into the wall of the oven which would cause a lot more work.) I then removed the four wires, with two sets of needle nose pliers, from the four electrical element connections and pulled out the old element. I put the new element in place, connected the wire connections to the element, removed the twist ties, and replaced the four screws. I turned the breaker back on and turned on the oven. The element turned red and appeared to work. I replaced the oven door and turned the oven to broil. It took a little longer at first for the entire element to turn red but it did and smoked off the newness. Now the element turns red quickly and works great.

Replaced bake and broil elements on an oven that was 6 years old. The bake element was completely broken and warped when we removed it. The broil element was still working but had "split" the outer sheath in couple of places so replaced it since it was only a matter of time before it went.

We ordered the part and one extra screw(which we didn't end up using). If possible take door off your oven for easy access and have lighting source to see well. Taking part out was easy. Putting back in was more difficult because you have to match up two layers of parts in our oven. The broiler coil and the broiler shield above it. We used small craft clothes pins to keep wires from going behind the built in oven. We used a small diameter screw driver to match up holes before putting screws in. If you are not an appliance technician who does this a lot, it takes 2 people to replace part. It took us about 1.5 hours, because we first tried to put in in with oven door on.

I rely on my oven for breakfast and dinner on most days. The oven started to take longer to reach the desired temperature and then the broiler just stopped working. I figured out the part I needed using the oven's manual and found it on appliancepartspros.com. I watched the video and figured even I could do it. The part arrived in a couple days and I installed it using a screwdriver. It is a pretty easy fix so long as the contact wires don't slip through to the holes in the back of the oven. Also, the task will be a little uncomfortable unless you have long enough arms (or a long enough screwdriver). Anyway my oven works fine now and my wife can't believe I was able to fix it. That is pretty cool. Thanks!