Whirlpool WP18776 Dryer Top Lock OEM Part

Excellent! Repairs went as planned. Diagnosed problem parts on my dryer; ordered parts online thru Appliance Parts Pros; parts arrived very quick - standard ground - and parts shipped as ordered with no mistakes. Plus, they sent me a Wine voucher (my order was nearly $200). And, if you have trouble troubleshooting your appliance problem or figuring out how a part is supposed to be installed on your appliance, Appliance Parts Pros has an excellent video library to help you! I will certainly recommend Appliance Parts Pros to my friends and colleagues. Kudos Appiance Parts Pros!

Located model number and went to Appliance Parts Pros.com to check the repair instructions on belt and motor. Used the suggestions to diagnose problem as a broken belt. I also ordered two top locks to replace the originals that were very brittle plastic that broke when I opened the dryer. Ordered the parts on Presidents Day, and received the parts the next day. The dryer was back in service in 24 hours.

I removed the top and front of the dryer. I found that the front bearing ring was broken and the front felt seal was damaged. Unfortunately, I broke one of the top locks when removing the top of the unit. I discarded the damaged parts. The new bearing ring snapped into place perfectly as did the top lock. However, the felt seal did not have the correct number of holes for mounting like the original seal. The old seal was held in place with three pins. The new seal only had holes for two pins. I simply removed the center pin and installed the seal with only the two outer pins. This seems to be working fine. No problems so far.

Scrape off old gasket seal, and apply new one per instructional video.

The repair video is very good. The putty knife kinda worked to open the top lid. However, I broke both front brittle plastic clips. The replacement metal ones are much better. The Rear Drum Support Roller Kit bag had a hole in it and was missing one of the triangular plastic retaining clips. My local hardware store had a 1/2" steel E-clip that worked fine. The bushing inside the roller is a centered bearing. This style bearing must be soaked overnight in a light turbine oil. I used a turbine oil with Teflon made for skateboard wheels. Once the bushing material has fully absorbed the oil, it will stop foaming & it's lubricated for life. Now, take rubbing alcohol & a paper towel and remove all traces of the oil on all surfaces. Not doing this oiling procedure is probably why people are reporting multiple bearing failures shortly after installing these rollers. I cleaned & soaked the centered bushing in the belt tension idler pulley too. Then I put on a new belt just because I had the old one out. I also took the rest of dryer apart and vacuumed out the accumulated lint in it and the vent hose system. The dryer now runs smoothly & quietly.