[Mshaw]

Well I broke the glass top on my range last night and although I can find a replacement, there is little in the way of explaination on how to take the top apart. Does anyone have any idea how to remove this glass top so that I can install a new one?

It's a model PLES389DCA.

[PS Staff - Sheila]

The first thing to do is raise the range using the leveling leg so when you pull it out you will not damage your counter top.

Unplug the range.

Find the screws that hold the top to the range.

Place the top on a flat surface so you can change the burners out.

Here is a link to your range model PLES389DCA.

[Mshaw]

Thanks for the information on removal and replacement of the top. I did as you said and was able to replace the top effectively. Now I have a new problem. When I damaged the top I also damaged the bridge element and needed to purchase a new one. I matched up every wire except when I came to the new bridge burner.
The old bridge element had a spot weld between the coil connector and the sensor. On the new one, it had a wire from the coil connector to the opposite side of the sensor. The problem is that this sensor connector on the old one had a yellow wire on it. Now with the green wire on the connector that had a yellow wire there was no place to plug in the yellow wire. So I moved the green wire from the inside connector plug , where it was when it came new, to the outside connector plug on the sensor, similar to the spot welded plugs on on the old burner. I then put the yellow wire back on the connector where I had removed the green bridge wire. When I powered the range up it popped and neither the front/ rear or bridge element work now.

Any idea what I did wrong and what needs to be done now?

I could use a wiring diagram of this bridge element and advise on what might have popped before I take it apart again.