Upper And Lower Oven Bake Element; Upper / Single Oven Door Latch / Door Light Switch Assembly (Some Models); Lower Oven Door Latch / Door Light Switch Assembly; Oven Light Assembly - Maytag AEW3530DD Series Service Manual

Disassembly Procedures
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Upper and Lower Oven Bake Element

NOTE: Requires removal of unit from cabinet.
1. Turn off power to unit.
2. Open oven door or remove oven door, see "Door
Removal".
3. Remove screws securing trim piece(s) to the cabinet.
4. Remove unit from cutout, see "Removing and
Replacing Unit" procedure.
5. Disconnect or unplug the power cord leading from unit
to fuse box or junction box depending on unit.
6. Remove screws securing rear top and bottom access
panel.
7. Remove screws securing support bracket for access
panels, running from top to bottom.
NOTE: Bottom oven requires removal of a second
support bracket.
8. Disconnect wire terminals from bake element.
9. Disconnect wire terminals and connector from lower
oven blower motor, for removal of upper oven element
only.
10. Gently pull plastic wire clips from oven chassis
securing wire harness.
11. Remove screws securing element panel to oven
chassis.
12. Remove screws securing element support bracket.
13. Gently pull element and support bracket from oven
chassis.
14. Replace and reverse procedure to reassemble bake
element.
Upper / Single Oven Door Latch / Door Light
Switch Assembly (some models)
1. Turn off power to unit.
2. See "Control Panel Assembly" for removal.
3. Remove screws securing top trim piece to oven
chassis.
4. Remove screws securing latch assembly or door light
switch to top trim piece.
5. Disconnect and label wire terminals.
6. Remove latch assembly or door light switch from
chassis.
7. Replace and reverse procedure to reassemble.
Lower Oven Door Latch / Door Light Switch
Assembly
1. Turn off power to unit.
2. Remove top oven door, see "Oven Door" procedure.
3. Remove screws securing middle trim piece between
oven doors.
4. Remove screws securing latch assembly or door light
switch to trim piece.
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WARNING
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To avoid risk of electrical shock, personal injury or death;
disconnect power to unit before servicing.
5. Disconnect and label wire terminals.
6. Remove latch assembly or door light switch from
chassis.
7. Replace and reverse procedure to reassemble door
latch assembly or door light switch.

Oven Light Assembly

Oven Light Bulb/Oven Light Socket (some models)
NOTE: Requires removal of unit from cabinet to replace
oven light socket.
1. Turn off power to unit.
2. Open oven door to gain access to oven light.
3. Unscrew (counterclockwise) glass knurled dome.
4. Unscrew (counterclockwise) oven light bulb.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the new bulb and decreasing
life of the bulb, do not touch new bulb with bare
hands or fingers.
Hold with a cloth or paper towel.
NOTE: Proceed with the following steps for oven light
socket removal.
5. Remove unit from cutout, see "Removing and
Replacing Unit" procedure.
6. Disconnect or unplug the power cord leading from unit
to fuse box or junction box depending on unit.
7. Remove screws securing outer wrapper back cover
and remove.
8. Carefully displace fiberglass insulation away from rear
of light socket.
9. Push inner assembly of light socket towards rear of
range, or twist out, depending on style of base.
10. Disconnect wires from light socket.
11. Reverse procedure to reinstall light socket. Reposition
insulation around lamp socket. Do not overtighten.
NOTE: Reposition fiberglass insulation around oven light
socket to eliminate possibility of heat related
problems.
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