I looked up the model when i got home and low and behold there are special smeg pins for removing these hinges costing 10 for a set on ebay.
Smeg oven door hinge stuck.
Press it down snugly with a tool so that it seats well and will not be easily dislodged.
Repeat for the other side.
One of the main reasons for it being useless is that fact that it might need some new hinges.
Replace the hinges on a smeg oven door.
The squeaking is caused by the metal parts of the hinges rubbing together when the door is opened and closed.
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My oven door is locked smeg sa306x 8 i think i may have done something with the timer for the pyrolitic answered by a verified appliance technician.
Opening and closing an oven door is quite possibly one of the most important aspects to an oven.
The little notch on the lower arm of the hinge on the door 2 46 in the video fits rests over the metal lip in the oven opening.
The hinges on an oven door heat up when the oven is in use.
If you aren t able to do that then it becomes useless.
Took off the door and loosened the two door hinge screws on the main body of the oven slipped the clips over the bottom of the hinge slot and tightened the screws re fitted the door making sure that the hinge slot fitted over the newly installed clips bingo a closing oven door for a few minutes work thanks to all who passed on their experiences with smeg a2 oven hinges.
When this happens the hinges begin to squeak.
I explained this issue to the customer and said i would not be able to clean inside the door which she was ok with.
Applying a general purpose grease or high temperature oil to the hinge stops the squeaks and won t melt away when heated.