How to Troubleshoot & Replace Whirlpool AP6010602 / WP694089 Blower Wheel

The video was very helpful in showing how to properly replace the motor. However, it should be noted (and I don't know if I missed it in the video) that the threads to the fan are reverse threads, in this case,,,,righty loosey, lefty tighty. On a 15-20 year old dryer it is probably expected that you will not be able to break this loose from the threads without damage, so expect to have to replace the fan as well. Also, you can't say enough about the speed of delivery, I ordered the motor at 3pm and it was on my doorstep at 9am the next morning. Between the ease of finding and ordering the correct part, the helpfulness of the website and the speed of delivery, this has to be one of the all time best online services out there. Nice job Appliance Parts Pros! 

The old fan was locked on so I had to cut it off. It involved tearing the whole dryer down. The part was priced right and I saved a lot of money versus hiring my appliance repair man. 

It took two repair attempts to fix the dryer. At first, I noticed that the rear felt seal was completely worn out, so I thought that extra friction between the tub and the rear panel might be causing the motor to have to work too hard and overheat. I ordered a new seal from appliancepartspros.com, and installed it according to their instructional video, but it did not correct the problem. Then I decided that the motor must be going bad, so I watched the on-line video on how to remove the motor and detached it from the blower fan. Then I removed the motor form our dryer, basically just like the video showed. The video had also mentioned that the old blower fan may be stuck or get damaged and that it may need to be chiseled off, which actually did happen to me. However, the video also showed how to do that, so it wasn't difficult to do. I ordered a new motor and blower fan on a Friday morning and the parts arrived on Tuesday afternoon. The installation went very well and within an hour the dryer was working like new. I also recently had to replace the element in our dishwasher and the main electronics module in our stove and those repairs went just as smooth and easy. I really appreciate the installation and repair videos that are available on appliancepartspros,com, as well as their large selection of part and their extremely reasonable prices, as well as their reasonable shipping fees and their return 365-Day, any part, any reason return policy. 

First thing was to diagnose why it wasn't running then replace the part that was bad. I first thought it was the starter button. But after testing it I found it was good so I tested the thermal fuse and it was good. I then tested the motor and found it to be no good. I ordered a new motor and got it the very next day. I replaced the motor and my wife thinks I'm the greatest guy in the world. Thanks APP for getting me the right part so quickly. 

Bought new blower wheel and seals. The blower wheel was completely beyond repair and pieces of it was what I heard when drum was turning. Could not remove plastic from shaft so bought new motor also. Thanks to your videos, my daughter and I got it fixed and runs SUPER. 

Since I had re-used the original fan connected to the motor, I figured that the plastic had melted a small amount causing the fan to be out of balance from the overheated motor shaft on which it was mounted. I replaced the fan with a new one and that eliminated the excess vibrations and the dryer was then as quiet as it had been originally. 

Replace motor and while I was there I also replaced rollers, belt and seal. 

Followed the instructions on testing all sensors and timer. Belt was not broken. Power was getting to the motor. Determined the motor was the problem. Replaced motor, belt and blower fan wheel, which I admit to breaking trying to remove it. One note, there is a switch on the motor that was the actual problem. The contacts were burnt and the metal spring was fatigued. You can't buy this part separately even though it is easy to remove and take apart to evaluate. You have to buy the whole motor. 

Replaced the motor, blower, rear drum felt seal, and drive belt. Vacuumed up the lint everywhere, cleaned extra lint out of the chute, around the blower, and rear vents. 

Took it apart. Replaced various general maintenance parts, rollers, seals, clean out all the lint and replaced motor and put a new blower on it.