
NVT-3/9 SERVICE AND REPAIR MANUAL OVEN DOOR REVERSAL
NU-VU®FOOD SERVICE SYSTEMS MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN 49858-0035
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OVEN DOOR HINGE REVERSAL
Drawing 5
Important: disconnect power before beginning
Tools Required:
7/16” socket and ratchet
9/16” wrench or adjustable wrench
Slotted screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver
1. Remove both side panels and access covers (on sides, level with the door switch) using a
slotted screwdriver.
2. Remove the top oven door hinge pin bolts (2) using a 7/16” socket and ratchet.
3. Remove top oven door hinge pin and lift door off of bottom oven door hinge pin.
4. Remove the screws holding the latch onto the door, flip the latch over so that the handle points
to the bottom of the door and re-install the screws.
5. Remove the door switch using a 9/16” wrench. Disconnect wires from the grey connectors
using the orange levers to be able move wires to the opposite side.
6. Remove metal plug from the front face opposite the door switch
7. Install the door switch in the ½” hole that you removed the metal plug from and reconnect the
wires.
8. Install the metal plug that you removed in the old door switch hole.
9. Remove the hinges using a Phillips screwdriver; be sure not to lose the thrust bearing from the
bottom hinge pin.
10. Remove the screws from the front face using a slotted screwdriver and install them in the holes
that you removed the hinge screws from.
11. Remove the screw on the latch strike plate using a Phillips screwdriver. Be careful not to lose
the spacers or lock washers.
12. Install the latch strike plate on the opposite side of the front face. The screws should be
centered top to bottom in the slots.
13. Re-install the hinges on the opposite side of the face. The bottom hinge will now be the top
hinge and the top hinge will now be the bottom hinge.
14. Install the bottom hinge pin, be sure to install thrust bearing on bottom hinge pin and remove
the top hinge pin.
15. Re-install door by placing the door on the bottom hinge pin and installing the top hinge pin.
16. The door should now be tested to insure that it seals properly. (Refer to Door Test Procedure)