09-11-2019, 06:56 PM
Over 20 years I fixed various problems on my old-school Whirlpool dryer:
1. dead heating element (also required new sheet-metal enclosure)
2. dead thermostats (regular, high-limit, and safety all seemed to go at once)
However, when the motor finally died I chucked it for a new one...replacing the motor would have required near-complete disassembly of the dryer, and as I had found during previous repairs the internals were composed of stamped, SHARP sheet-metal (sliced up my hands on previous repairs) so I said" forget it."
1. dead heating element (also required new sheet-metal enclosure)
2. dead thermostats (regular, high-limit, and safety all seemed to go at once)
However, when the motor finally died I chucked it for a new one...replacing the motor would have required near-complete disassembly of the dryer, and as I had found during previous repairs the internals were composed of stamped, SHARP sheet-metal (sliced up my hands on previous repairs) so I said" forget it."