Dryer Cycling Thermostat WPY304474

took off front panel took off front drum cover, removed drum, replaced rear carrer rollers, drilled out pop rivets on front tub cover and replaced drum glides, replaced all three thermostats, replaced drum belt idler wheel,replaced motor drum belt, put front panel back on , pluged it back into power and it run like new. We purchased this Maytag set in 1987 new and this was the first time for any repairs of any kind, so while it was all apart I replaced other parts also, since it was 30 years old, maybe it will last another 30 years. " I won't I am 83 years old " you have to love maytag

Removed front of dryer. Checked heat element with meter. Continunity good, then manually moved all sections to see if any cracked. Checked all wiring for condition and no problems found. All terminal ends found to be good. Per my previous experience, removed all thermostats. Have a total of five Maytag dryers, experience tells me to replace all at once, Dryer now works.

I went ahead and replaced all the thermostats, heater assembly and jump wire which was very easy after watching the installation videos. The new heater assembly was a little tough to get to fit in. but managed to get it to fit. Turned it on but to my surprise no heat. Someone earlier had told me that a friend had the same problem and it was a faulty circuit breaker but I didn't think that could of been the problem. I then checked it and sure enough that is what was the problem, it was only get power on one leg of the breaker. Put in a new circuit breaker and every thing works great. I don't mind putting in the new parts at least I have a piece of mind that that it's in good shape and have back up spare parts if needed.

Unplug Dryer. Remove two screws from front panel of dryer on lower left and right. Dryer front will swing out and up to release the hinges at the top of front panel. Set panel aside to the left and remove wires from switch at inner top left of panel (if necessary). There are 3 thermostats in this dryer. Two are set together at lower left and one is on lower right and sits back a little. This Cycling Thermostat is one of the two (on the lower left) and in my dryer, was the one on the right of these two. Check to make sure the numbers (and wire colors) on the replacement match with the thermostat being replaced, because it could be different from mine (Maytag couldn't tell me the difference). Remove the 3 wires from the thermostat with needle nose pliers and then use a 1/4" deep socket to unscrew the thermostat. Replace in reverse order.