I ordered the heating element on a Monday morning. It arrived the next day and I had prepared by watching a how-to video and gathering the tools. I took everything apart, a total of five screw removals, pulled out the element, cleaned out the tremendous amount of lint around the area( everyone should check the lint levels!) and found about 1.82 in lost coins. I had to make sure to line up the new element exactly right, so that took two tries, but everything went back together and I was out about 1 1/2 hours of total time and not out the money it would have cost to have a repairman come out. Bragging rights, a working dryer, and money for a coke? not a bad outcome.