How To Replace Oven Door Hinges

A pretty common problem with older ovens is that the door no longer stays closed due to faulty hinges. This is the case with my friend's 15 year old Ariston oven. Its pretty easy job to replace the oven door hinges. Even tho the cooker is pretty old replacement hinges are available online. This is an Ariston Oven but the sequence is similar for other makes.

Oven Door Hinge Replacement Step 1

Remove the door from the oven  as described in this post: How to remove an oven door.

Oven Door Hinge Replacement Step 2

Place the door on a flat surface and remove the 4 screws at the bottom of the door.

Oven Door Hinge Replacement Step 3

Once the 4 screws have been removed we lift away the chromed metal plate from the bottom of the door and carefully slide the outer door glass (door fascia) out of the handle which retains it along the upper edge.

Oven Door Hinge Replacement Step 4

The outer glass is lifted away to reveal the hinges are now only held in place by a metal tab at the top and can be lifted out .

Oven Door Hinge Replacement Step 5

The replacement door hinges need to be partially opened using a large screwdriver or pliers. They can then be slotted into place in the oven door.

Oven Door Hinge Replacement Step 6

Once the new hinges are in place it's just a matter of reversing the sequence to reassemble the door and fit it back to the oven. Take care when opening the door hinges and blocking them open using the small metal tabs they can easily spring shut - This is best done by 2 people, one holds the hinge in the open position with pliers and the other uses a flat screwdriver to open the flap and lock the hinge open ready to slot into the holes each side of the oven.