.Radarange Amana (Microwave) model rr7..repair experience?

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...Radarange Amana (Microwave) model rr7..repair experience?

Radarange Amana (Microwave) model rr7. i have this exact model..dad bought it for mom in 1976..
it has been used since then flawlessly..these are truly built to last.

yesterday i shut the door and heard something drop" / snap" inside.... next to the door ...

i have found a you tube video (Amana Radarange RR-1000 Troubleshooting and Repair) about a spring that broke inside a similar model like mine....just reaching out here to find any help if someone has any experience repairing these..

it's 80lbs ...took me all day to get it out of the kitchen cabinet..just starting to take the cover off and have a look see...( and try to discharge the capacitor

) thanks for any help or ideas in advance...!

 

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Cory has replied to the other post/thread with some advice.

 

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fixed..yaYy ! another road warrior radarange lives on..

reply from cory ( at other post)..sorry for posting in a different thread..

"Post# 1223213 , Reply# 2 1/29/2025 at 18:29 by cadman [upgraded member] (Cedar Falls, IA)



"Open the door and try lifting up on the chrome door arms. If it's the right arm that's loose, you can remove the control panel and right side of the cabinet (it's a separate panel) and bend a new hook on the end of the spring. If it's the left side, the entire cabinet needs to come off.

Do NOT operate the unit until you fix this, and leave it unplugged for the time being. If you're lucky, the monitor circuit hasn't blown the line fuse yet. If it has, the fuse board will need to be sent out for a rebuild. "

****** *****thank you cadman ! that is spot on advice..**** ***** ****

i took the cabinet apart and the first thing i saw was the door spring on the left side had broken where it hooked on the chrome door arm..

it was the easiest place to access also (YaY !)..so it turned out to be simple fix..i just bent a hook in the spring and reattached it to the door arm.

it wasn't hard to take apart the cabinet , glad i didn't have to go any deeper into it though..
hardest part is lifting the monster..

thanks again to this forum and helpful folks here..

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