ELEMENT CONVX Assembly WB44T10086

after you disconnect the direct breakers and open the oven:
1. remove the first 4 screws and the fan's cover
2. remove the short screws from element convection assembly
3. gently pool both wires and disconnect the old element (two terminals)
4. carefully insert the terminals in the new element.
5. re-screw the short 4 screws (better to buy new ones with the assembly) They are available but sold separated.
6. fix back the fan cover,
re-connect the breakers and that's it!

Removing the oven from the wall to rest on 2 chairs was pretty easy. After that, if I only had to replace the convection heating element at the back of the oven, it would have been a snap.

However, getting access to the main heating element on the bottom of the oven was really difficult. There were no instructions to follow, so one can only look at what is available for similar units online, but my attempts to remove the inner oven shroud on my 14yo wall oven could not be done without major bending.

So, I tried to get to the bottom heating element by removing the bottom of the oven, only to find there to be another layer and another layer, and then insulation that wrapped around the sides below that after taking off the sides.

By the time I finally got to the bottom heating element on my old oven, my patience was gone and I decided the jigsaw puzzle created by this vain effort was not worth putting back together. Better to opt for new technology.

While PartSelect is easy to work with, had I known this project was going to be super difficult, I would never have tried to take the old oven apart. Some engineer needs to be spanked over that design.

Lesson learned on replacing the lower heating element on a wall oven where the unit has to be completely disassembled, don't.

The money spent on freight, fees, and return postage will be chalked up to experience.