1957 GE dryer electrical problems
Does the timer motor still have continuity does it get slightly warm after it’s been on for 10 minutes.
If it still gets warm, it may just be gummed up as you mentioned, I drill a tiny hole into the gear area and just squirt some penetrating oil, and usually that will free up sticky old grease And will make them run again. If the motor windings are open, you really need to find another timer motor. Unless you want to try rewinding it.
I’m not sure which way the timer turns you can tell by looking
at the dial obviously it turns from 30 minutes to zero for example it doesn’t matter which way you turn it when you’re setting it ,
Those old timers tend to have contact problems for the heat circuit. They weren’t real good timers whenever I’ve restored an old GE dryer or any other 240 V dryer. I add a heat relay so that no current is going through the timer Contacts and the thermostats and the motor centrifugal switch. These are all high failure items on old electric dryers. If you want to use the machine much, it’s wise to put in a power relay.
Hope that helps, happy New Year’s.
Does the timer motor still have continuity does it get slightly warm after it’s been on for 10 minutes.
If it still gets warm, it may just be gummed up as you mentioned, I drill a tiny hole into the gear area and just squirt some penetrating oil, and usually that will free up sticky old grease And will make them run again. If the motor windings are open, you really need to find another timer motor. Unless you want to try rewinding it.
I’m not sure which way the timer turns you can tell by looking

Those old timers tend to have contact problems for the heat circuit. They weren’t real good timers whenever I’ve restored an old GE dryer or any other 240 V dryer. I add a heat relay so that no current is going through the timer Contacts and the thermostats and the motor centrifugal switch. These are all high failure items on old electric dryers. If you want to use the machine much, it’s wise to put in a power relay.
Hope that helps, happy New Year’s.