Replacing Over the Oven Microwave

[nyny]

I have a 2001 Adventurer. The sharp microwave has cooked its last meal. Does anyone out there know how to remove this from its mount?

[Clay_L]

Winnebago mounts them a number of ways but in general they are easy to remove. I had to remove the wood trim and as I recall two screws on the sides and a steel bracket that screwed to a steel plate in the ceiling.
I would call customer service and ask them about yours. If you have your VIN they can cross that to your Winnebago unit ID and maybe give you a better answer.

[Lobstah]

Mine was as described above, only my cabinet didn't have a "false floor". It had a "false back"...if that makes sense. That cabinet isn't very deep in our coach, maybe 4"? We use it for spices.
I had to remove the back panel of the cabinet to expose the left hand screw. For the right screw, I had to remove the right sidewall of the cabinet to get into the space that houses one of the surround sound speakers. The bolt was under the speaker.

Btw...I bought my exact replacement from Amazon. I think it was $600.

Jim

[lexxie]

We had to remove ours piece by piece, they must have built the motorhome around the microwave; there is no cupboards above it with false bottoms (ours was in a Georgetown). It was a lot of work, hope yours is easier.

[ArchHoagland]

Above advice is correct. Two long diagonal screws on the front bottom and two screws on the top under the cabinet floor. My false floor was held in by about 15 staples. Needless to say it is now held in by some wood screws.

My Sharp had the run 59 seconds and stop problem.

Had to replace a small motor inside it.

What problem are you having with yours?

It's important to have two people there when you remove it as it is heavy.

[robatthelake]

In addition to the 2 Screws that Hold in from the Top Front there are also 2 Very Long Bolts that are hidden behind the Lower Front Grill.
These go up at a 45 degree * angle from front to back into the support bracket which is a Metal Plate behind the Microwave that is attached to the wall.

I found that a Rubbermaid Tote was the right size to fit under the MW on the Stove Top. This worked well to support the MW once the Bolts were removed.

The MW actually hooks onto the metal bracket so be prepared to lift it up slightly in order to get it away from the wall!

[1492]

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[Old-Biscuit]

Ours is mounted from top of microwave.
The cabinet above stove top/microwave has a false bottom that had to be removed in order to get to mounting screws

[midnightsadie]

some have a shelf under them and theres screws that go into the feet of the microwave.