Whirlpool WPY311946 Heater Wire 240 Volt OEM Part

The belts were very easy to change through the back of the machine. The heating element was a bit more involved. I basically had to disassemble the entire machine. The heating element is located on the front panel of the machine surrounding the door. You have to remove the rear panel, the top panel and loosen both side panels from the bottom pan, 6 screws. Then you slide the 2 sides and front panel (all still attached) a few inches forward so that you can access the screws that secure the side panels to the front panel. You can access some of the screws from the top and the other screws from the door opening. Once the front panel is loosened, remove it and the heating element is very accessible. Replace the element and reassemble in reverse order. Make sure that you take some pictures of the wires you remove along the way so that reassembly goes smoothly.