Oven Door Gasket Repair

[Knurl]

I have a 30 year old St George Grillmaster XG370 upright oven. The seal (gasket) around the oven cavity between the oven and the door has perished.

I have bought a new gasket but have received a quote of $300 to replace the gasket from a Sydney appliance company.

My wife and I do not want to replace the oven until we remodel our kitchen and we learned today that the correct fitting of the gasket is almost impossible to do without fully dissassembling the oven.

What I want to discover is a gasket glue that will withstand the high temparatures and stay stuck. Obviously this stuff will glue rubber to baked-enamel.

What can I use and where can I get it please?

[China]

A good quality silicone will do the job

[patty]

oven door seals are fiddly jobs but a good electrician should be able to do this job no problems at all!!!

[Knurl]

Patty, I doubt that this job is one for a sparky. I spent 4 unsuccessful hours trying the "correct" way last weekend. The appliance repair people said that for this old model it's a major dissassembly and mentioned things like vacuum sealed chambers and all sorts of non-electrical challenges.

I don't know what they were talking about, and I am no novice at taking things apart, but this oven beat me.

China...isn't silicone a sealer rather than bond? It usually strips away very easily, even though it may be heat tolerant..

Another idea crossed my mind. This forum might give me your thoughts.

I though that an automotive gasket sealant might do the job, since engine blocks operate at far higher temperatures than an oven.

[patty]

Where did you purchase the Oven door Seal?Being the age of the oven I doubt the seal you purchased is an original part? Electrolux and any electrical wholesaler also sell a range of universal door seals kits you may have to re-drill holes in the door frame to align the new seal clips
Is the seal Rubber with Metal Clips/Pins incorporated in the unit?

[Knurl]

Patty, I hate to admit it but I bought the seal in 2003 and failed in my attempts back then and failed last weekend. It's the correct replacement part because it matches the one I pulled off the oven. The oven cavity is a box that slides into an inner frame and "pinches" the gasket-track, so no clips or adhesives are needed. BUT, I can't get the inner part to move forward enough to get the new gasket-track into place.

[China]

knurl, silicone can be used as an adhesive especialy the higher grades there are thousands of bathroom mirror's all over the country with nothing else holding them on the wall. have you ever tried to remove cured silicon from a mirror you have to scrape it off, I believe if you thoughly clean the surfaces with a solvent it will do the job

[Knurl]

Thanks China. It looks like your silicon suggestion will be the best option for me. Greeny on the way.

[Knurl]

China, thanks to your advice I have now replaced the seal and the oven is working again, even though it's 30 years old. I used a Selly's roofing silicon that's promoted as tolerating high temperatures. Greeny on the way.