Thread Number: 30097
Vintage (72) Kenmore Dryer - How to find parts? |
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Post# 456946 , Reply# 1   8/14/2010 at 15:16 (4,975 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 456950 , Reply# 2   8/14/2010 at 15:38 (4,975 days old) by Volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Please post some pictures of your machines. The washer can be diagnosed later, but first the dryer.
Whirlpool made virtually all of the Sears Kenmore washers and dryers until very recently. The WP/KM dryers with the lint filter on top in the back right corner haven't changed much internally since 1965. The idler pulley is available at virtually every appliance parts store. The idler pulley is part #691366 and costs no more than about $16. Before you go out and buy an idler pulley, consider buying the rebuild kit. If your dryer started up and made a fast rhythmic thumping nois, you could use 2 new drum support rollers. The rebuild kit comes with 2 new rollers, a new idler pulley, and a new belt, all for between $20 and $30. Installation of the rebuild kit is extremely easy (these dryers are cake to work on). The rebuild kit is part #4392065. If this is a Lady Kenmore dryer, it was Kenmore's top of the line (TOL) offering. It should have a light in the drum behind an easily-removable plastic cover on the stationary back. It's a 40-watt appliance bulb available at most stores for under $2.00. It should also have a fluorescent light across the top of the control panel. If that doesn't work, I can look up the type of bulb it needs. Also, this type of light requires a starter capsule, which sometimes goes bad, and is als very cheap and easily replicable. Good Luck, Dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO Volvoguy87's LINK |
Post# 456955 , Reply# 3   8/14/2010 at 16:04 (4,975 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Parts and diagrams for any Kenmore model (and many other brands as well) can be found at www.SearsPartsDirect.com.... What I like about looking up parts at Sears is they list the manufacturer part numbers. The original part number and the current substitution if the original has been updated. I can then do a search on that part number at other sites for price comparison. Some other sites list their own internal item numbers, not the manufacturer part numbers ... although they will cross-reference the manufacturer number on a search. I often find the best prices at www.PartsTap.com... and their shipping rates are very low. CLICK HERE TO GO TO DADoES's LINK |
Post# 456999 , Reply# 5   8/14/2010 at 20:05 (4,975 days old) by Sarahww ()   |   | |
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I find I can't edit my previous post, so I will add here that the idler pulley is part #338946, I substituted # 691366. |
Post# 457001 , Reply# 6   8/14/2010 at 20:08 (4,975 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 459387 , Reply# 7   8/26/2010 at 18:48 (4,963 days old) by bpetersxx (laf in on the banks of the Wabash River)   |   | |
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