bravocharleywin
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Serial Number 63723010YZ, bought new with matching dryer in '98 (I think) from local appliance dealer now out of business. in early 2000's I had the motor and board replaced (free to me). Not sure about if the wax motor was replaced then or not, but it has the newer black tip motor.
It was running fine until last July when spin cycle would not go. But my girlfriend did not tell me until about later in November (middle of hunting season!). So I trouble shot it and investigated. Cleaned crud from Fluid Level Sensor tube and check all switches and wiring for proper operation and continuity. All was well. I managed to pull the single blade terminal out of the main board though so I decided to get a new board and repair the original board to keep as a backup. So by then I suspected the motor and/or motor board may have gone bad but could not find a way to prove that so I tried to buy a new motor and board to no avail. After reading posts here, after Christmas (and trips to laundromat) I decided to put the motor and motor board back in and further trouble shoot. My first target was the spin enable (SE) switch. While I had previously determined the SE switch was good I came to suspect it was not being actuated by the wax motor (which seemed slow and probably should be replaced). Sure enough the SE was not making! So like suggested in other posts here I fabricated a custom shim (from an old hotel room key card) that would set between the plunger and switch and not be able to rattle or slide out of place. IT WORKED! Put it all back together, after replacing mildewed door/tub seal with a fresh new one, and it is better than new now!
Getting the spring/cable/seal all in place took a few tries. But after several increasingly louder and longer incantations of various combinations of choice magic words I got it to snap in perfectly! I used a bar clamp with some wire (to make hooks to grab the spring's ends) and a piece of pipe (to hold the bar clamp open at the right size) to stretch the spring enough to put the cable ends on, I used a loop of string to keep from losing the eyes and to guide them onto the hooks. I then released the tension in the spring. I wanted to do it gradually but the pipe slipped out, the clamp ends pulled in, and it all snapped into place faster than I realized. Sometimes even a blind pig finds an acorn!
No more wringing or line drying dripping wet clothes! My girlfriend was even thrilled to learn that there is a light over the doorway (another fix)!
It was running fine until last July when spin cycle would not go. But my girlfriend did not tell me until about later in November (middle of hunting season!). So I trouble shot it and investigated. Cleaned crud from Fluid Level Sensor tube and check all switches and wiring for proper operation and continuity. All was well. I managed to pull the single blade terminal out of the main board though so I decided to get a new board and repair the original board to keep as a backup. So by then I suspected the motor and/or motor board may have gone bad but could not find a way to prove that so I tried to buy a new motor and board to no avail. After reading posts here, after Christmas (and trips to laundromat) I decided to put the motor and motor board back in and further trouble shoot. My first target was the spin enable (SE) switch. While I had previously determined the SE switch was good I came to suspect it was not being actuated by the wax motor (which seemed slow and probably should be replaced). Sure enough the SE was not making! So like suggested in other posts here I fabricated a custom shim (from an old hotel room key card) that would set between the plunger and switch and not be able to rattle or slide out of place. IT WORKED! Put it all back together, after replacing mildewed door/tub seal with a fresh new one, and it is better than new now!
Getting the spring/cable/seal all in place took a few tries. But after several increasingly louder and longer incantations of various combinations of choice magic words I got it to snap in perfectly! I used a bar clamp with some wire (to make hooks to grab the spring's ends) and a piece of pipe (to hold the bar clamp open at the right size) to stretch the spring enough to put the cable ends on, I used a loop of string to keep from losing the eyes and to guide them onto the hooks. I then released the tension in the spring. I wanted to do it gradually but the pipe slipped out, the clamp ends pulled in, and it all snapped into place faster than I realized. Sometimes even a blind pig finds an acorn!
No more wringing or line drying dripping wet clothes! My girlfriend was even thrilled to learn that there is a light over the doorway (another fix)!
