CRE8700CDW Maytag Range - Instructions

Removed two screws holding oven sensor in place. Haad to remove part of the back to access wires. Found existing wires had burnt up, and had to reterminate same. Installed new sensor, making sure the leads did not come in contact with the rear of oven compartment. (This may have been what caused failure to begin with)

Turn the power off at the breaker first! then I used a phillip head screwdriver and unscrewed the two screws that was holding the metal plates on, then pulled the element out with the wires connected and pulled off the terminals. Then i put the new element in and hooked the wires to the terminals then pushed back through the back of the oven then screwed the plates back on then it was done!

1. Ensure oven is powered down and cool to the touch. For extra assurance, throw the circuit breaker to the range to OFF. 2. Pulling gently but with constant force remove the right rear surface burner element from its receptacle. 3. Remove right rear drip bowl. 4. Using a #2 Phillips screwdriver remove the single screw that holds the vent cover. 5. Lift the oven top, it should latch open. 6. Remove the vent cover - you may need to pry it very slightly with a slot screwdriver if it has never been removed, it tends to stick from accumulated cooking smudge. 7. Clean up the area where the new cover will go. 8. Install the new cover and screw it snugly, but don't overtighten. 9. Using releases on latching struts,lower oven top. (Cautiously, so as not to pinch your fingers as the top drops!) 10. Re-seat the drip bowl and carefully plug the heating element back in, making sure it seats properly in both the electric receptacle socket and how it sits on the stove top drip pan. Done! (Don't forget to switch the breaker back on, if you turned it off.) I explained this in great detail, but it shouldn't take more than 5 or 10 minutes to accomplish the whole task.

The "PartsSelect" General discription of the parts funtion helped me to confirm my suspitions that there was some form of temperature registering problem. I whatched the short video they provided on how to change the part out, even though, in this case, it's pretty self explanitory.The part was in my hands a day erlier than promised and in reality, much earlier than I had anticipated from the beginng. It took me all total, 20 minutes to exchange the part out and have the oven in operation again.

The sensor inserts into a slot in the back side of the range. By removing screws on the heat shield on the backside of the range, the sensor wires will be exposed can be unplugged. Then remove the screws that attach the sensor to the back inside panel in the oven. Next, pull the old sensor out. The wire leads will get caught on the insulation blanket, no big deal. Reverse the process to install the new sensor. The new sensor comes with two connector sets for the wiring. I did the whole job for less than the cost of a service call.

The video was good but my model had and additional back plate that wasn't mentioned with 6 additional screws to take out and put back in. Other than that the video explained everything including checking the wires, clips. Oven works great now.

I searched Whirlpool, Sears and random appliance stores and Part Select was the only company to have the lens available. All other manufacturers said the lens was no longer manufactured as a stand alone piece and I would have to buy the entire light assembly. Thank you Parts Select!!!!!