Neff U15M42N0GB/08 Grill element fixing

[Twoten]

I’ve had a call to the above oven as the grill element has dropped and the fixing screw has nothing to screw into.
Ive had these in the past where I’ve removed the cooling fan duct and part of the insulation and used a nut and bolt to hold it but getting access under the insulation is a bit of a pain. Also this is usually on one where the grillis fixed with a self tapping screw.
This one has a blind fixing nut which has come away so leaves a 10mm hole.
I’m thinking about trying an M4 Jack Nut. It looks like the outer rim is 12mm so might need a washer on the outside to prevent it pulling through but the advantage of this would be it could be fitted from inside of the oven cavity.
Has anyone tried this or found another solution?

[electrofix]

the only other one would be a metal plate over the hole and screw to that

you can drill into the roof in 2 other places and hold it in with self tappers

Dave

[Mo3426]

drill a small hole each side of the element (carefully) and fit a cross support under the element done several no comebacks so far

[Twoten]

Thanks for the suggestions.
Done the repair this morning.
I used an M5 Jack Nut with a screw. Not quite as easy as I had thought it would be but as the Jack Nut rotates in the hole.
As this oven cavity had a 10mm hole with a slot running through it I was able to put a small slotted screwdriver through into the side of the Jack Nut to prevent the rotation. After fitting, I put a small self tapper into the slot next to the Jack Nut to prevent it from rotating in the future should it have to be undone.
The only thing I would do differently in the future is use a longer bolt with a nut to pull the Jack Nut down into the panel then fit the element in place with a shorter bolt.
Otherwise, this makes a very tidy repair.

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