Whirlpool WP4455525 Oven Door Hinge OEM Part

For the third time in four years, the hinges failed on my KitchenAid wall oven. The appliance is out of warranty and KitchenAid does not consider this to be worthy of any recall. I was tired of paying the appliance repairman to change out the hinges, so I ordered the part online. Appliance Parts Pros is an awesome site for identifying the part you need, and they deliver quickly. Note that you probably need TWO hinges--they do not come as a set--and KitchenAid likes to make their model numbers indecipherable (GBS looks like 685). I found the KitchenAid Allen wrenches to insert into the hinges with the door open, but these ended up getting stuck. (This misstep, honestly, was the only challenge.) Instead you should use the tiny silver hinge pins, which you might have from purchase or can order. The pins freeze the hinge mechanism so you can lift the door out. Place it on a towel on the counter. Remove 8 screws around the perimeter of the door including a bottom clip, and pull apart the layers to get to the hinges. Take the opportunity to clean all the parts if you want; be careful not to drop any screws inside the door. Align the new hinges, and reattach all screws. Do the perimeter first, ending with the ones that grab the actual hinge. You can gently twist/rock the foot of the hinge to line up the holes. Hook the hinges back into the face frame, open the door a bit, and remove those little pins. Save them for next time because my hinges failed without any misuse--I don't rest pans on the door, I don't slam the door open.

Replaced both hinges. This should be considered a temporary fix only, a new oven will be in order soon as these are 20 years old and poorly designed. It doesn't take much for these mal-designed Kitchenaid hinges to bend. Be careful! Do not "over-open" the door, rest anything on the door nor slam it hard. Overview: you will be removing the door, which then disassembles into two large pieces (halves- front to back), replacing the hinges, reassembling the two halves of the door and reinstalling onto the oven. 20-30 minute project if all goes well. The tiny hinge pins are needed to allow removal & installation of the door. Some report using allen wrenches instead, with mixed results. To replace, open door fully, insert one pin in the exposed hole in each hinge. You do not need to buy the $6 "kit"- you can use the pins that come with the new hinges- but if you do, be sure to reinsert them before reattaching the door. Close door approximately 60%, where it wants to stay open itself. Carefully pull the door straight out. Do not apply too much pressure, as it wouldn't be difficult to break the large piece of glass on the outside. Have a blanket or rug where you can lay the door face down. Remove two phillips screws on top, the two (with small brackets) on bottom, carefully set aside for reuse for the same places they came out. lift bottom half of door (back) off, carefully place on another blanket or rug to work on it. Take a pic of what you see- the hinges must go back the same way with the same portion of hinges sticking through the slots- not hard, but it helps to have a pic. Unscrew the two screws holding each hinge, save. Remove the old hinges. The threads on the new hinges for ours weren't quite large enough- had to carefully enlarge using the screws themselves and a power driver. Replace the hinges, get the holes lined up exactly (you are fighting misalignment with this project), tighten the screws. TIP: clean the inside of the large piece of glass (front of door) before reassembling the two halves, as well as the outside of the small piece of glass on the hinge portion of the door. This is the only way to clean that glass. Make sure that the two hinge pins are installed in the holes in the exposed portion of the hinges. Line up the hinges in the oven slots, hold the door so that it will move flat against the oven and gently push all the way in. The top will not close perfectly yet. Open the door fully, remove the hinge pins, then close the door- it should seal and stay shut, light should stay off. If doesn't close fully, then check the alignment. Done! Some models use hinge "receivers"- metal pieces that the hinges rest upon, which also wear out and bend. Replace these if your model has them (check compatibility on the appliancepartspros website- if incompatible, it doesn't use them. They don't cost much.

Ordered the two hinges from your inventory. Paid the overnights shipping. The parts arrived the next day. The users manual from Kitchenaid tells us how to easily remove the door. It includes details about the need for using two screws, nails, or Allen wrenches to detent the hinges to remove the door. I placed the door face down on a carpet, removed the four screws from around the edge of the door on the top and bottom, lifted out the liner, removed the four screws holding in the two hinges and cleaned the door interior. Then I used the four old screws to fasten the two new hinges, replaced the door liner and the four screws on the edges of the door. I pushed the door hinges into their proper places and removed the two factory installed detents to free the hinges. Operates beautifully just as it did when the oven was new. 19 minutes elapsed times.

I purchased new hinges and removed 8 screws to replace the old ones. Put everything back together replaced the door and it works perfect! I am highly satisfied but would have rather not had to spend so much for the parts. Still way cheaper than a repair man and shipping was amazingly fast!

I HAVE DONE THIS REPAIR BEFORE. YEARS AGO. THE PARTS CAME QUICKLY, AND THE INSTALLATION WAS SIMPLE. PROBLEM FIXED. GOOD FOR ANOTHER 10 YEARS.