EMO4000SJ01 General Electric Microwave - Instructions

I'm in the 1% it wasn't the motor. There's a small amount of voltage going to the motor

My daughter hand installed bulbs without a problem, took a minute and used a phillips to reinstall the cover. I shopped on-line because I wasted two hours between Lowe's and Home Depot trying to get the right bulb. I did think your postage was crazy high, otherwise glad to get the right bulbs to solve the problem.

Remove light cover. Replace bulbs Note. Light bulbs are 40W,Too much heat for bulbs & sockets

Diconnected power to microwave.Removed screws from under microwave. 6 plus center screw. removed 2 screws at drive motor and power source to drive. replaced same in reverse. piece of cake.

Took screw holding lens cover out, dropped cover down, unscrewed old bulb, screwed new bulb in socket. Screwed cover back in place. This is the third bulb in this socket, the other bulb is original.

Easy as can be. Removed one screw on the glass cover, removed two burned out bulbs and reinstalled two new bulbs, reinstalled the cover and all is well now. The best part - my 'supervisor' is happy that she can see to cook again!

Because the microwave is old and the bulbs, I believe, had never been changed I carefully tried to unscrew the bulb. However, when I went to unscrew the bulbs the end of the bulb broke off and remained in the socket. I used a few different tools then remembered that sometimes a raw potatoe can be used to unscrew the remainder of the bulb, but to no avail. Finally had to unscrew the whole underside of the microwave to remove the broken bulb. May I suggest that you have the socket face away from the wall to screw in the bulb instead of the socket pointing toward the wall. You need to know yoga just to manuver the bulb into the socket.

Used new rubber gloves so as to not get finger prints on the bulbs. Hope that was ok. Trying to use a paper towel was a nuisance. Also had to use a mirror to see the slots for the bulbs. This was actually a pain to do especially since I am short and was on my toes to do this. Only the bright light works and before there was a night light and a bright light. So there you have it.

Remove top front of microwave by unscrewing two Phillips screws on top. Slide front to left and remove. Lift and remove old filter, replace with new. Replace top front of microwave and BINGO done.

Turn off main power bracker. Removed fan vent, removed control panel, disconnect leads to the three monitor switches. Replaced the secondary switch (top). Reversed procedures.

The first thing I did was to go to the internet for what to do and where to get the part. I researched at least 100 reports on how others did what I needed to do. Everyone that did the repair never addressed the turntable that was on the inside of the cooking ares. Finally I got my answer to how do I deal with the turnstile attached to the motor. It was simple. First step is to remove the microwave's plug from the ac socket then remove the screws holding the bottom plate covering the motor. Next detach the two wires from the motor, next remove the two screws that hold the motor to the microwave. Then pull down on the motor and the turnstile will come free on its own. Install the new motor and reverse the steps to reassemble the unit. By the way I have only one eye and am over 70.

Removed 5 screws from the bottom of the over the range microwave to expose the light sockets. Removed the 1 screw holding the socket, disconnected the wires. Attached the wires to the new socket, Put in the bulb, reattached it with the screw. Repeated on the other light... It took about 20 minutes and now the lights work just like they should :)

Removed 5 screws from panel on bottom of microwave, lowered panel. Removed wires from old motor, removed 1 screwed one screw from motor, turned motor to the left slightly to remove motor from slot and removed old motor. Alligned new motor with "D" shaft on the turntable, turned motor to the right to get in the slot, re-installed the screw on other side of motor, re-installed the wiring harness, then closed the bottom panel and re-inserted the 5 screws and was done in less than 8 minutes. Real easy repair!

The order was easy and promptly received. I lowered the cover by removing retainer screws underneath. Simply lowered it and removed the broken glass and replaced it. The bulb was broken and the base of it was stuck in the socket. I didn't bother to remove it because the socket was brittle. I disconnected the socket by unplugging the wires, removing the retainer screws,and removing it. I replaced it with the new one. Screwed in the bulb. I replaced the cover and it was done. Ps: I used an Hitachi cordless screwdriver, which greatly helped when doing this alone.

After reviewing the symptom described on the PartsSelect website I knew I needed to replace the turntable motor. I read the excellent instructions on the website. The consensus of other customers who had done this repair was that it was very easy. They were correct, it was a breeze. While I am handy I always do my homework before I start any repair. The detailed instructions gives one extra confidence. In summary I did the following: 1) Unplugged the microwave from 110v power. 2)Removed the five screws from underneath the microwave and let the bottom panel of the microwave swing down gently. 3 I unplugged the old motor from the power connector. 4)I removed the two screws holding the motor to the bottom of the microwave itself. This allowed the motor to easily drop away. 5) I installed the new motor by sliding the output shaft up into the microwave until it engaged in the slot and then rotated the motor to align the screw holes and reinstalled the two screws. 6) I plugged the motor power leads back into the connector. 7) I raised the swing down panel back up and reinstalled the five screws. 8) I plugged the microwave back into the power and tested the turntable. All was well. This was a good time to clean any dust and grease that accumulated so I did that as well.