Bought the dryer used 19 yrs ago. It was making a bad thunking sound. Since I have previously replaced one of the rubber wheels on which the drum rides, I figured that was the problem. Sure enough, one of the rubber wheels, which just rides on a metal bushing on a metal shaft was ovaled out. $26 for a new set of wheels, an hours work, and I'm back in business with a spare wheel in reserve. Hoping for another 19 yrs.
There has to be a hell of a profit margin on dryers because there's not much too them.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

It's amazing.......a timer, a drum, a motor, and an electric element. $500.........thank you very much.........morons rule.

Fixed mine a couple years ago. The hardest was figuring out which panel to take off for the right access. After 3 tries I found it .

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1984 300TD

Yep. Even though I had replaced a wheel in the past, it took me a while to figure out how to access the wheels. I first took off the back panel--no. Pop up the top panel and remove the front panel was the proper procedure for mine.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I was a bit baffled on how to replace the belt on the driers many years ago.......before I realized that the entire machine needs to be dismantled and the drum has to come out. It's only 30 minutes once you know all the screw placements.......but, I'll bet the techs clean up on this job.

I swear some people buy those $1,000 dryers as a status symbol.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

See post #2......last statement.

The heating element is relatively easy too, and cheap if you find it on eBay.

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1985 380SE Blue/Blue - 230,000 miles
2012 Subaru Forester 5-speed
2005 Toyota Sienna
2004 Chrysler Sebring convertible
1999 Toyota Tacoma

Five hundred? I'm talking a THOUSAND BUCKS!

I've actually been just hanging our clothes out to dry. Got a nice drying rack from IKEA and we use mostly wool or synthetics.

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

'Had to put a new motor on the 26 year old model in the laundry room.
'Local appliance supply warehouse had it in stock. $25.00 USD.

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'84 300SD sold
124.128

Thats nothing, did you see the Bosch ones for north of a G note? They have a pretty case.

When you can your better off hanging up your cloths to dry, they get less wrinkles and last longer. Thats what I do in the summer.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

dude... I was at lowes and they have some stoves that are $3k... Its a double stove with ball bearing racks that slide out, LED lights, etc etc..

I have fixed our dryer twice and the washer once since we have been in our house.

www.repairclinic.com rules!

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'85 300SD (formerly california emissions)
'08 Chevy Tahoe
'93 Ducati 900 SS
'79 Kawasaki KZ 650
'86 Kawasaki KX 250
'88 Kawasaki KDX200
'71 Hodaka Ace 100
'72 Triumph T100R

Good stoves cost a lot more than that...$10k-$15k. I have been in houses where the owners spent the better part of $30k...on the fridge and stove...

Those built in Viking fridge's suck though, my friend has one and it breaks all the time.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Our frigidair fridge isnt the biggest but its stainless steel and keeps food refrigerated.