JB550G*J3 General Electric Range - Instructions

The part needed was the lower heating element in the oven. This GE range is over 11 years old, and I thought chances of finding replacement parts were going to next to impossible! But I found the part in stock at Parts Select, ordered it, and had the part installed the next day!! Slide the range away from the wall so you have access to the back. Unplug the range and remove the back cover and the terminal guard. Locate the area where the two lower heater element terminals protrude from the back of the range. Remove the two screws holding the wires to the heater element terminals. From the front of the range, slide the oven door off by slightly opening and lifting it off the tracks. Remove the oven racks. In the lower, back, central area of the oven, locate the two screws that hold the heater element in place, and remove them. The old heater element should slide right out. Replace the new heater element by reversing the steps above. The whole repair process took me less than fifteen minutes.

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Turn off circuit breaker supplying oven power. As an added measure of security, pull oven away from wall and remove oven plug from outlet.
Two 1/4-inch hex head screws secure the mounting plate on each side of the heating element where it enters the rear of the oven. Remove these to screws and gently pull the heating element towards the front of the oven, exposing the attached electric wires. There will be fiberglass insulation behind the rear oven wall. The heating element and wires pass through slots cut in the insulation. Using three fingers on one hand, place one finger between the two heating element legs and one finger on the outside of each leg to hold the insulation back prevent pulling it out. The 1/4-inch screws securing the wires to the oven heating element may be tightly attached. Using a pair of pliers, carefully grasp the end of one heating element at a time as you unscrew each screw attached to a wire.
Position the new heating element in the oven so that the supports attached to the front of the heating element are on the bottom.
When attaching the wires to the new heating element, use the pliers to grasp the heating element by the sides to prevent bending the element as you tighten the screw. Gently and carefully push the heating element and wires back through the opening in the rear of the oven. Install the two screws to secure the backplate to the rear of the oven.
Insert the plug into the outlet and turn the circuit breaker on.
Turn on oven to low temperature to check that the new oven heating element is working correctly.
It is suggested that you check the temperature calibration with an accurate oven thermometer and adjust to correct accordingly.

I turned off the circuit breaker!!! Then I removed the two screws in the back of the oven that hold on the bake element. I pulled out the bake element and measured the resistance across the two wires. The resistance was too large to give a reading, indicating that the bake element was open (broken). I put it back together and ordered a new bake element. When the new one arrived, I made sure the circuit breaker was turned off!!! Then I removed the two mounting screws again and then removed the screws that held the wires to the bake element. I found the wires wer springy and disappeared into the mounting hole and into the fiberglass insulation behind. I fished them out and connected them to the new bake element. The two wires have different colors, but the position isn't important. It is important to tighten the screws well with a screwdriver, being careful not to bend the leads on the bake element. Then I alligned the new bake element with the mounting holes and replaced the two mounting screws. I turned on the circuit breaker and ran the oven for a few minutes to burn off the smell of the newly manufactured bake element. Job done.

Removed 2 sheet metal screws. Threw away old part. Replaced with new part secured with the same old sheet metal screws. Works perfectly. Actually it took longer to type this response. I was very pleased with Part Select. If I need another part you'll be hearing from me.

I read parts select instructions and i was done in less than 30 minutes. Since 1988, this is the 1st. part that I had to replace. I now have parts select on my favorites list.

Followed the instructions included with the part. Shut power off to oven. Removed 2 screws holding a plate in front of element, removed 2 screws connecting wires to the element. Replaced the element, connected wires and plate. Job Complete. It took longer to clean the oven, with the element removed it was a good time to clean. I'm sure this saved me $100.00 Thank You!

I followed the instructions that I printed from your site, 1st I turned off the breaker to the oven, pulled out the backing racks, I removed 2 screws from the plate holding the element in back of oven, pulled out element which was secured by 2 wires, removed those 2 screws, took out burned out element, put in new element by securing the 2 screws back to the 2 wires, pushed this back up into the oven, secured the plate with the 2 screws that was removed in the beginning, turned the breaker back on, turned the oven on to be sure that it worked, replaced the backing racks. Job well done, quick and simple! Oh! I got chewed out by my son, for not waiting on him to do this.