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MAYTAG 850 Series Range - door handle - varkpilot - 12-24-2017
Upper oven handle loose on both ends.
One video [youtube] has a fairly detailed explanation of REPLACING a handle that has come loose at one end.
The whole door has to be taken apart! [www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBwoMpwBeLk]
It is a different model from mine but the door appears to be the same.
My question: has anyone had to do this task and found out that it isn't as simple as re-tightening the screws but a new handle [$63 + shipping!!] is required?
[http://www.appliancepartspros.com/parts-for-maytag-mer6875aab.html]
TIA and.........MERRY CHRISTMAS
J
RE: MAYTAG 850 Series Range - door handle - Snipe Hunter - 12-27-2017
Does it fasten to metal flanges attached to the door? Maybe they're fatigued and bent a little? Could you bend them back to their original shape? If it screws in from behind and the backing sheet metal is bending towards the handle, could you put a couple stainless washers in there to relieve the stress on the sheet metal and secure it tighter? Hard to tell from the diagram.