So it's been a while, but we tore into the KDG606 dryer this week...
It had clearly been in the process of being worked on, but it's tough to say what spurred the repair attempt, or (like the washer), which fault took the machine out of service.
Both belts were off, and the idler pulley was on the shaft, but installed backwards, and the sliding mount was jammed in place. The belts were in very poor shape, with large chunks hanging off.
The brush holder and carbon brush were missing, with the wire lug from the drum paddles just hanging loose. No fresh wear on the slip rings, so this might have been disabled some time ago, but I'm not sure how the dryer could have been used in this state?
There were two felt strips loose in the bottom of the machine - one a thin one (about an inch wide?), and then the thicker felt that goes around the outside of the halo, which was still partially attached, but otherwise also bunched up at the bottom of the machine.
I was surprised how much corrosion damage there was inside the dryer. The crimped on electrical connectors just snapped when attempting to remove them.
Mechanically, it seemed fine. The drum spun OK, as did the motor and the blower. The drum and blower bushings/shafts were completely dry after disassembly, so it hadn't seen oil in quite a while, but still spun fine. Very little rust on the base at all, other than the light internal corrosion.
The dial was missing the plastic piece which creates the detents, so the knob position is just free spin, but otherwise seemed to be complete and could be operated. The cycle end solenoid would take some cleaning to make it move freely.
Lots of lint and debris, but a 1976 nickel was the most interesting thing found in the base or bottom of the halo. (Anyone know why the nickel didn't get a bicentennial version?)