Whirlpool 74004053 Top Burner Spark Igniter OEM Part

After many years of excellent service the burner I use most often on the top of my JenAir range rusted through. After trying to remove the burner, which was firmly rusted into place, I decided to replace the cooktop pan, both burners and igniters. It was an easy repair to swap out the new parts for the old, and the only tool necessary was a #2 phillips screw driver. The only difficulty was that although the cooktop pan appears symmetrical, the screw hole pattern on each side is different. I did not discover that until the burners and igniters were all installed, backwards of course! Once together in the right orientation, the refurbished 2 burner unit slid right into place and worked perfectly. The only thing is now the other two burners look shabby and old so I have ordered all new parts for the other side as well. The stove will look brand new when the other is replaced and all for much less than a new range!

Simple fix as instructed in video, removed burner element easily and replaced wires,, thanks. Saved a lot of money

The burner lit when I used a lighter so figured it was electrical. There were only 2 electrical components so I first tried replacing the block terminal. This did it, very simple and saved $250 on a whole new unit.

Excellent exploded view from AppliancePartsPros to help identify the likely parts. The Jenn-Air stovetop burner "module" can be unplugged, and once that was done some relatively simple disassembly of the burner module with a phillips head screwdriver was all that was needed to get access to the parts. The spark igniter needs some angling to get it into place, but once done it screws back down. Be careful with the gas supply lines, on this model they're simple rigid pipes, but they do have to be re-aligned or adjusted when reassembling the module. A suggestion might be, based on the age of the stove, to include some new screws for the spark igniter. They're small and it looks like over 10 years they've worn down a bit. I spent $75 with shipping to fix a part that would have been almost $300 to replace. Well worth the effort.

Flip the burner facing down. Take out the seven screws that hold together the housing and the slip off the housing. Disconnect the igniter leads. Turn the burner clock wise from the opposite side your likely working. You'll get a better purchase there. Take the screws out of the old igniter, as they don't come in with the new igniter. Install the new igniter on to the new burner. Make sure that the igniter is poking all the way out of the whole in the burner. I found that the screws did not need to be tightened very hard, just very snug. Place the brass ring between the burner and the venturi.Reverse the process of breaking down the stove top you used to extract the burner. Don't forget to reconnect the leads to the igniters.