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31DA-8W Magic Chef Range - Instructions

All Instructions for the 31DA-8W
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spring broke on one side of door hinge
14 of 20 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Travis from Lexington, OK
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
Pulled the stove out, removed the sides and attatched the new springs( replaced both while the stove was out). Worked like new and put the stove back.
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Door Spring Broke
7 of 9 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Thomas from Van Nuys, CA
  • Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
Removed 7 screws on sides and one on top of stove. Replaced both springs (only one was broken but did both). Took around 15 to 30 minutes from start to finish.Fastest shipping in history during holidays without paying anything extra.
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light bulb in water ice freezer door went bad
8 of 14 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Carl from RIVERSIDE, CA
  • Very Difficult
  • More than 2 hours
  • Screw drivers
I didn't. Don't know how to get to light bulb to change it for this specific model
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Replacing the bulb in the freezer side
5 of 11 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Yafa (and David) from Bothell, WA
  • Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
  • Nutdriver
Removed the ice brucket,
Removed the light shield by releasing one screw using a nutdriver.
Replacing the bulb and reinstalled the light shield.

Your web site is one of the best and most helpfull service sites I ever used. Just wish that in the future you will ship parts overseas.
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Broken knob on older gas oven
1 of 2 people found this instruction helpful.
  • John from Austin, TX
  • Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
The hard part was finding the parts, this oven seemed to have a temperature control knob that required a long fitting to reach the valve stem. The set of knobs I found on PartSelect were the only ones I could find. They worked great and took about 30 seconds to put on.
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burned oven bulb
3 of 9 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Ivanka from Atlantra, GA
  • Really Easy
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
The hardest part was taking out original light bulb because screws on shield where hard to unscrew after all this years . The old bulb vent out leaving neck in socket. It took narrow electrical pliers to get neck out .The generic appliance bulb did not fit and had aluminum neck ,not recommended for brass sockets in ovens.Putting new ligh t bulb in was not the problem.
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replaced oven lightbulb
0 of 1 people found this instruction helpful.
  • peggy ann from forest city, NC
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
very easy
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Light burned out in upper oven
0 of 1 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Shirley from Las Vegas, NV
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
Screwed in light bulb and glass protector
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oven light burnt out
3 of 10 people found this instruction helpful.
  • William from Schwenksville, PA
  • Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
1. Unscrewed glass cover on bulb
2. Removed old bulb
3. Screwed in new bulb
4. Replaced glass cover
5. Mixed drink & baked cupcakes
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Replaced burner knobs
1 of 4 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Edison from Zuni, NM
  • Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
Pulled old knobs off, installed new knobs by hand, no tools used.
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light bulb went out in my oven
2 of 7 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Janet from Ada, MI
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
My husband took the plastic cover off and took out old bulb and screwed in the new one. Then put the cover back on.
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Bulb Replacement
0 of 2 people found this instruction helpful.
  • Judith from Phoenix, AZ
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
I pulled down the wire around the glass cover. . . Released on end of the wire from its holder being careful to not let the glass cover drop. Unscrewed the bulb and replaced with replacement. Easy, easy.
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Light bulb failure
  • Grant from Alexandria, VA
  • Really Easy
  • Less than 15 mins
Received the part the day after ordering. Appreciated the quick service and repair took less than a minute.
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Right-side oven door spring broken
  • Ted from Horseshoe Bend, AR
  • Easy
  • 30 - 60 mins
  • Screw drivers
Range is a 1967 model Maytag. First I removed drawer under oven, unplugged the range and pulled it out from the wall. Removed oven door by positioning it in the partly-open detent position, then pulled up to remove the door. Next I removed 7 screws per side panel: 3 in front and 3 in back, and one on top under cooktop, which retains the c ooktop hold-down clip. With side panels removed, I noted the oven door spring position on the intact left side, then replaced the right-side spring first using the same spring adjustment positions. As I replaced the spring, I applied lithium grease to the spring hook pivot points as well as the spring coils where they rub against the interior wall. I repeated the process on the left side. I reassembled the side panels, oiled the door hinges and reinstalled the oven door. Reinstalled range and bottom drawer. The oven door operates like new, and the new springs are totally quiet — good for another 47 years!
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Broken Door Spring
  • Matthew from Chippewa Falls, WI
  • Really Easy
  • 15 - 30 mins
  • Pliers, Screw drivers
Slid oven out from counters. On each side there are 3 screws on the front and three screws on the back holding the side piece on. Once off, the spring was very easy to get at and replace. I had only one broken, but replaced both anyways. I think it took longer to clean the sides of the oven that haven't been touched in years than to r eplace the springs. This job was very simple and easy.
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All Instructions for the 31DA-8W
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