How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6008573 / WP3406725 Dryer Control Timer

My dryer would only start (and keep running) after a lot of fiddling with the timer to find a position that "worked." The machine wouldn't turn on when the timer was set in the dry-sensor region, and eventually, it stayed running only when we pressed the timer button. As soon as the pressure was off, the dryer stopped. Clearly that wasn't sustainable. I'd been putting off the repair because our dryer vent situation is tricky; once disconnected it's a real bear to reconnect. Watching the repair videos online made me think it might be possible to do the replacement "blind," from the front over the top by feel, with the machine pulled only a few inches away from the wall. No harm in trying, right? I ordered a replacement timer switch which arrived on a SUNDAY, 48 hours after I placed the order (without any special shipping). Wow. It took some liberal swearing - and I developed a whole new appreciation for dentists and surgeons who perform procedures with endoscopes or via keyhole incisions! However, I got it done. The whole thing would have taken maybe 15 minutes with proper access to the back of the dryer, but we have to deal with the situation at hand, so. Taking the timer off the back was easy. Transferring the wiring from the old timer to the new one was easy. Reattaching the new timer to the back not so much (see "blind," above), but once it was in place I buttoned up the back panel and now we have a fully functioning dryer again. Yay!!! Thank you, AppliancePartsPros.com for the videos showing exactly how to do this job, or I would never even have attempted it. 

Ordered the part online with overnight delivery. It arrived as promised and the video online made the repairs a snap. it took less than 20 minutes. 

First the timed drying cycle would not cut off. Then the other cycles also would not stop until I opened the door. So I figured it must be the timer. This is the first time I have ever tried to repair a washer or dryer myself, but the video on this website looked very simple. My son and I first tried to remove the old timer to see how it might work before I ordered the replacement. It looked achievable so I ordered the part, received it the next day, and replaced it easily. It works! So I saved a service call charge and feel like my dryer will last a while longer (it's probably at least 15 years old.) 

Once I determined the timer was bad by watching youtube videos, I ordered the part from Appliance Parts Pros at noon and it arrived the next day even though I used standard shipping. It took less than 30 minutes to install the part and put the dryer back together. The dryer is working like new. 

Looked at a utube video, then did it myself - it was easy. 

Ordered part which seemed to take a long time to get here. The instructions were not completely clear since our machine was really old I guess. But, we figured it out. It is working now. It would have helped to have a working platform to lay the parts beside each other instead of having to hold them in hands and work on them as well. 

Replaced it with a new timer. Appliance Parts Pros was super helpful with the video how to. It was a very easy fix 

Ordered the part from ApplianceParts Pros.com. Watched a couple You Tube videos. It was a simple task. Took the back panel off. Removed the 2 screws that held in the timer. Took a picture of the wires so I knew where they needed to be. switched the wires. Then replaced the panel and moved the dryer back in place. 

First of all and always when replacing electrical parts I took a picture of it before I disconnected the wires, and then I replaced the timer. 

I used videos to rule out other common causes of the dryer not starting to confirm the timer needed to be replaced. I ordered the timer and used the video on the AppliancePartsPros.com site to guide me in replacing the timer. I took a couple of pictures on my phone of the wiring to the old timer before I disconnected the old-timer. After connecting the new timer I checked my photos and the wiring to the new timer to see that they matched. The dryer now works for all timer settings.