I have the same microwave oven and that door handle piece broke on mine, the same exact piece that broke on your microwave handle. Bosch does sell the parts and I bought that small piece which cost about $23 if you can believe that. And I bought it from the cheapest place I could find that sold Bosch parts. Thanks for the video that’s going to help me to take apart the door so I can put the new part to the rest of the handle.
Thanks so much for this. I was quoted $160 for labor and another $150 for a whole new door after breaking my mom's Bosch microwave. This video gave me the nerve to try to just fix the broken lower piece like you did. I ordered the part, however.
To add to Skip Russell’s comment, ordering the part will save you having to redo this all when the epoxied part brakes. Hang on to the handle; by itself it’s about $50, in addition to the plastic supports.
Eric, I agree epoxy only would have been dicey. In addition to the epoxy I added two wood screws from the reverse side to pull the parts together for a solid mechanical bond. Maybe i forgot to include that step in the video. It didn’t occur to me that a replacement part might be available. It may have taken me more time to track it down, order than repair it. Unless the replacement part is better engineered it might also fail again. It seemed way under reinforced to me and ours had not suffered any abuse. Also I just geek out on fixing things as cheaply and seamlessly as possible. Fortunately 2+ years on it is still holding up! Its good for those who might not be up for messing epoxy and improvised repairs to know that the replacement part is available and to not loose that handle!
He shows us in the video where he not only adds epoxy but he comes in from the backside of the handle bracket and adds some screws. Mine broke on the lower end just like in this video. I already had superglued mine and it held together for probably 6 months however this time I'll be adding the screws and most likely will hold this together indefinitely.
I have a Frigidaire pro microwave it stopped 9 months in. The reason I find was a small wire from th button unit on the door front thru the upper corner in the door into the microwave. This was stupid idea . Opening and closing door finally broke the wire. Called service and paid $150 for nothing. Told I had to replace door fit $798.00. I checked RUclips and found out how to fix. Cost a few buck for a bit of wire and heat shrink tube. Took 3 days because I had to figure how to take it apart without breaking anything. Been working over a month. I enlarged the hole the wires fed through and beefed up the wire harness.
Appreciate your diligent repair. By any chance did you ever research getting a replacement bracket? I have the same wave and the bottom bracket absolutely shattered.
I think they are available on amazon for around $20.. Because it is an engineering flaw it might be better to repair and reinforce vs replace. I also like the challenge of trying to repair the actual broken parts.
So did you have to first take out the screws that were screwed into the metal prongy plate and then work your way loosening each tab around the plate so that you could separate the prongy metal plate from the plastic door?
i tried epoxy on the plastic but it broke again after a few weeks. I found the plastic parts on Amazon for around 26 bucks. That would be the way to do it and his way of taking apart would be the fix.
Another comment, service people are only parts changers and expensive parts sellers. If something actually needs to be fixed you are out of luck unless you do it yourself. Another thing I ran into, especially if you live in the hinterlands. Call for service and even tell them exactly what is wrong and what part. When they come out they will not have the part the trip is to see for themselves and to see if you lied. That’s the first charge can’t do that for free so $100 to $150 down the toilet, then they come several days later another service charge and parts and labor. I have an upright freezer that’s over 40 years still working. I bought 4 refrigerators in that time, 3 dishwashers, 2 compactors, 3 microwaves 2 washers dryers. Highway robbery
Thanks for this video. My husband was able to follow your instructions to fix our broken handle.
This video is a gem! Thank you so much for making it! 🙏
Thank you so much. This saved me. Our handle was soooo loose, just needed to figure out how to get the panels off to tighten the screws.
I just need to tighten the bottom screw. You’re the man. The only one with a Bosch specific video!! Thanks
I have the same microwave oven and that door handle piece broke on mine, the same exact piece that broke on your microwave handle. Bosch does sell the parts and I bought that small piece which cost about $23 if you can believe that. And I bought it from the cheapest place I could find that sold Bosch parts. Thanks for the video that’s going to help me to take apart the door so I can put the new part to the rest of the handle.
Glad it was useful! I was worried that the same part might break again. Hopefully they improved the design of it to make it more durable.
Thanks so much for this. I was quoted $160 for labor and another $150 for a whole new door after breaking my mom's Bosch microwave. This video gave me the nerve to try to just fix the broken lower piece like you did. I ordered the part, however.
Helpful video. Order the part, it comes next day on Amazon for about $23.
what is the name of correct handle? IS there a code number?
To add to Skip Russell’s comment, ordering the part will save you having to redo this all when the epoxied part brakes. Hang on to the handle; by itself it’s about $50, in addition to the plastic supports.
Eric, I agree epoxy only would have been dicey. In addition to the epoxy I added two wood screws from the reverse side to pull the parts together for a solid mechanical bond. Maybe i forgot to include that step in the video. It didn’t occur to me that a replacement part might be available. It may have taken me more time to track it down, order than repair it. Unless the replacement part is better engineered it might also fail again. It seemed way under reinforced to me and ours had not suffered any abuse. Also I just geek out on fixing things as cheaply and seamlessly as possible. Fortunately 2+ years on it is still holding up! Its good for those who might not be up for messing epoxy and improvised repairs to know that the replacement part is available and to not loose that handle!
He shows us in the video where he not only adds epoxy but he comes in from the backside of the handle bracket and adds some screws. Mine broke on the lower end just like in this video. I already had superglued mine and it held together for probably 6 months however this time I'll be adding the screws and most likely will hold this together indefinitely.
My Bosch microwave handle was broken EXACTLY the same spot……bottom handle holder.
I found the Replacement at Amazon…around $17.00.
Nice. Hopefully the replacement part is stronger than the original!
Beautiful work; well explained to adapt to project size/scrutiny, useful details relevant--appreciate this editing.
Thank you for creating and uploading this
I have a Frigidaire pro microwave it stopped 9 months in. The reason I find was a small wire from th button unit on the door front thru the upper corner in the door into the microwave. This was stupid idea . Opening and closing door finally broke the wire. Called service and paid $150 for nothing. Told I had to replace door fit $798.00. I checked RUclips and found out how to fix. Cost a few buck for a bit of wire and heat shrink tube. Took 3 days because I had to figure how to take it apart without breaking anything. Been working over a month. I enlarged the hole the wires fed through and beefed up the wire harness.
Appreciate your diligent repair. By any chance did you ever research getting a replacement bracket? I have the same wave and the bottom bracket absolutely shattered.
I think they are available on amazon for around $20.. Because it is an engineering flaw it might be better to repair and reinforce vs replace. I also like the challenge of trying to repair the actual broken parts.
I used a butter knife to remove the plastic frame. Works well but I feel like there's no way to remove it without cracking or bending that piece.
So did you have to first take out the screws that were screwed into the metal prongy plate and then work your way loosening each tab around the plate so that you could separate the prongy metal plate from the plastic door?
i tried epoxy on the plastic but it broke again after a few weeks. I found the plastic parts on Amazon for around 26 bucks. That would be the way to do it and his way of taking apart would be the fix.
what is the serial number? Code #? I need to buy this
Another comment, service people are only parts changers and expensive parts sellers. If something actually needs to be fixed you are out of luck unless you do it yourself. Another thing I ran into, especially if you live in the hinterlands. Call for service and even tell them exactly what is wrong and what part. When they come out they will not have the part the trip is to see for themselves and to see if you lied. That’s the first charge can’t do that for free so $100 to $150 down the toilet, then they come several days later another service charge and parts and labor. I have an upright freezer that’s over 40 years still working. I bought 4 refrigerators in that time, 3 dishwashers, 2 compactors, 3 microwaves 2 washers dryers. Highway robbery