AE3213 Whirlpool Dryer - Instructions
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- Customer:
- Pete from ANAHEIM, CA
- Parts Used:
- W10169313
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
The door switch was defected
The door switch was easy to replace. It is located in the right bottom of the door and I popped out with my fingers. Follow the wire connectors from the old switch and remounted back in.
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- Customer:
- maria from ROCHESTER, NY
- Parts Used:
- LA-1003
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
dryer door would not stay closed.
I unscrewed the door catch and pried out with some resistance the strike part. Screwed in the catch and pushed in the strike. Closed door. Voila!! Back in business with assurance.
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- Customer:
- JEAN from KINSTON, NC
- Parts Used:
- W10169313
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
The dryer door would not cut the machine off when it was opened.
Installed the new part. Worked great!
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- Customer:
- JEROME from NILES, IL
- Parts Used:
- W10169313
- Difficulty Level:
- Very Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers
switch clip broke
Unscrewed front panel. Pulled off unbroken wire connecter and popped switch and put new one in. Replaced front panel.
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- Customer:
- Kathleen from Vacaville, CA
- Parts Used:
- WPY54414, WP40111201
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Pliers, Screw drivers
Terrible squeaking sounds and drum finally quit turning
My husband pulled drum out of dryer and replaced the idler pulley wheel and decided to replace the belt while he was in there. It's good to have a snap ring tool as it's a pain to replace the snap ring without this tool. Goes alot quicker!
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- Customer:
- William from Romeo, MI
- Parts Used:
- WP62649P
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Screw drivers, Socket set
Very noisy (thumpy) when running, after a while it would squeal like a banshee
Removed the 2 screws from the bottom of the front panel and pulled the cover up and out. Labeled the wires to the light and door switch and disconnected. Lifted the belt tensioner arm and unlooped the belt from it and the motor. Removed the 4 bolts that hold the front drum support on then held the drum up and removed the support. Pulled the drum out slightly and allowed the rear to drop, at this point you can get to the rear rollers without pulling the drum out of the machine. The roller shaft was so tight I had to put a straight-blade bit in a 1/4" socket to get enough torque to break it loose. Make sure to use a large enough driver or you will strip the slot out of the screw. This model had a nut on the back but I was able to just drag my finger against it to get it apart. Removed the washer and roller from the shaft and cleaned the shaft and washer with WD40 before reinstalling with the new roller. Vacuumed all the lint I could get to and reassembled, lift drum, push back, front support, 4 bolts, belt, wires, front panel, 2 screws.
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- Customer:
- Pamela from Sanbornton, NH
- Parts Used:
- WP40111201
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Pliers
The belt that turns the dryer broke
The front of the dryer needed to be taken off, the drum needed to be taken out and the belt installed on the wheel structure.
I was very pleased at how fast I received the part after ordering it! I will definitely use this site again when ordering replacement parts!
I was very pleased at how fast I received the part after ordering it! I will definitely use this site again when ordering replacement parts!
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- Customer:
- Howard from NEW ROCHELLE, NY
- Parts Used:
- W10169313
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
Door switch broke
Just follow the video. The hardest part is getting the top to disengage from the clips.
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- Customer:
- Denise from VANCOUVER, WA
- Parts Used:
- WP40111201
- Difficulty Level:
- A Bit Difficult
- Total Repair Time:
- 30 - 60 mins
Dryer sounds super loud
Went to YouTube and put in good.. did not fix the problem with the dryer but it has a new belt on it now!
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- Customer:
- Robert from Manteca, CA
- Parts Used:
- 61927, WP40111201
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Socket set
heating element had a short (broken heating coil) & belt had seen better days very worn after 14 years of service
remove front part of the dryer and rise up the top to remove drum to replace the belt. than remove two screws for the heating element piece of cake repair.
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Belt noise/slipping even after replaceing worn motor assy
Unplug dryer. Remove lower panel.Remove dryer lent duct. Remove Thermostat fm fan housing. Remove Fan.Remove Fan housing. Remove Motor assy by sliding out, wires lay toward front, allowing room to replace idler pulley and spring. Use lock ring pliers to remove pulley from shaft. Grease pulley/shaft w/high temp grease [I used ultra-hi temp ceramic brake grease-can get in small packets at auto stores].Noise/slippage has all but stopped. Lesson: replace rear rollers and front felt/glides. Belt looseness also caused by worn rear rollers [smaller overall diameter from age]-even though they spin freely
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- Customer:
- Ken from POMPTON LAKES, NJ
- Parts Used:
- WPY54414
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
Loud screeching from idler pulley
The round exhaust duct in the back my dryer can be removed simply by pulling straight out. This gives full access to the belt tension wheel. Slip belt off the wheel, remove snap ring with snap ring pliers, remove washer and wheel. Install new wheel, attach belt, and reinstall duct by looking right down the middle to line up properly. Dryer sounds like new again. 10 minute job.
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- Customer:
- JOANN from PLEASANT VALLEY, NY
- Parts Used:
- R9900489
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
the dryer wouldn't get hot
removed a couple of screws and replaced the new fuse . the dryer is heating up ok now.
p.s thank you for the quick deliever on the part, . as i was only with out the dryer for two days
Thanks
JoAnn
p.s thank you for the quick deliever on the part, . as i was only with out the dryer for two days
Thanks
JoAnn
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- Customer:
- John from Bel Air, MD
- Parts Used:
- WPW10121334
- Difficulty Level:
- Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- 15 - 30 mins
- Tools:
- Nutdriver, Screw drivers
Clanging of dryer when rolling
Followed video on PartsSelect website, they made it real easy.
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- Customer:
- Kent from Ladue, MO
- Parts Used:
- LA-1003
- Difficulty Level:
- Really Easy
- Total Repair Time:
- Less than 15 mins
My 11 year old daughter broke the door clasp
My 11 year old daughter broke the door clasp to the dryer by repeatedly slamming it trying to get it to close. I told her to go down stairs write down the make model and serial number and come back up and find a place to buy it online. I left with instructions not to use the computer for anything else until the part was found. Less then 15 minutes later I came back because I heard giggling. She was chatting but had found an exploded view of the door and the part. She was very pleased with herself! We bought it and it arrived a few days later. I saw the empty box. She had opened it and taken it down and installed it herself. A good lesson, for her and me
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