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Originally Posted by ShrimpBurrito
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Dave -
You did real nice job with that, and I'm glad it worked.
The problem I found was that the oven was so heavy that it caused the wimpy sheet metal support L-rails, running front-to-back on each side of the cooktop, to bend upward slightly. The oven sank down slightly, which caused the left wall of the cabinet to splay outward just a little. The support rails, now partially off the countertop, bent upward some more. This sequence continued, wedging the left wall further out and letting the oven drop further down. The screws that go sideways into the edge of the countertops should have kept the walls from spreading, but once the oven started to sink, it pulled the screws a bit crooked in their holes. Particle board won't hold angled screws, so they pulled out. And the whole thing let go.
My solution described above was to take the oven weight off the support rails, so they would have no cause to bend. It seems to have worked.
With all the wisdom of hindsight, another approach might have been to remove the wimpy sheet metal support rails and substitute some heavier steel L-channel that wouldn't bend under the weight. I think that the screws might still have pulled out of the particle board (I hate particle board) due to the impact loads on rough roads - but I didn't try it.
So anyway, I am glad there was another working solution, and I look forward to hearing the experience of others who try either fix.
Bill
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