Broken Microwave Door Handle

Carefully pry open the panel that frames the window.

Broken microwave door handle.

Unscrew the old handle with a phillips screwdriver or a nutdriver depending on whether it is held by screws or by nuts tightened onto threaded posts. You only need to get a couple inches worth of clearance near where the handle is located. Fixing replacing broken scratched or damaged handle. You can also use a putty knife and insert.

This technique works for most brands and styles. Use the knife s edge to remove the choke tabs from the slots on the microwave door frame. Removing trim to access screws to remove handle. I first started focusing on just one location to pry it open but that seemed liable to bend the panel.

Hey guys about a year ago the handle on my microwave broke the plastic snapped where it connects at the bottom. At the time i opened up the door and realized ge designed it so that it is very difficult to reach the handle s screws to encourage people to buy a new microwave rather than fix i m sure. Slide a screwdriver in the seam between the edge of the door and the panel that frames the window. Materials needed are a small amount of masking or electrical tape a reasonably thick rubber band that will fit around the door and the handle a couple of 1 2 long pan head sheet metal screws and a tube of one of the j b weld ribbon like epoxies that come with one of the two materials wrapped around the other.