Best fix for the switch, in this marvelous how-to. #1 - by far.

First off, just wanted to thank you for helping fix my timer. For added information to help anyone in this thread, I had TWO issues. There was arcing between a few of the switches which created a bad connection AND a slightly - I mean ever so slightly - poor connection. Subtly bending the metal of the switch and sanding the corrosion away with a nail file did the trick. However, my timer still was not advancing. Ultimately, it was the cycling thermostat. The cycling thermostat tested for continuity at room temperature and 'seemed' to switch off near 153 degrees Fahrenheit (which was the manufactured temperature rating). I came across some information that testing the cycling thermostat alone for continuity alone wouldn't yield the part defective/non-defective and that a non-properly functioning cycling thermostat may leave the drum too hot. I asked the girlfriend if she noticed the clothes were super hot and she said, "Yes!". Changed out the cycling thermostat and I'm good to go. Hope this helps you other DIY-ers out there and thanks again Dustin!

I realize this vid is 7 yrs old but it was exactly what I needed tonight and wanted to say thx

Great video insight to save some $$$. I had a switch on my Kenmore 400 i bought used. Lady said it wouldnt dry on one setting. When I opened it up, there is was....corrosion from an arch. Filed it down, checked continuity and BAM! Thanks for the great video post!

cam worn off not pushing contact over far enough. cam is the problem

Thanks....just saved myself 85$.

Tonight we started a load of clothes to dry before we left for dinner. Two hours later we returned home and our dryer was still running. It continued past the setting we had put it on, i was thinking it has to be the timer so i got on you tube and searched for 'dryer timer repair' watched your video and got to work! I have the same timer in my Kenmore machine. i removed it, tested it, when testing continuity between the A and B terminal,A and B would always show 'closed'. upon opening the timer i could see that the contacts were shorted due to arcing, it didn't take much effort to separate them. after filing i installed the timer and so far it is working correctly! thanks for a great how to video!

Fixed it, happy wife = happy life, Thanks!!

I picked a mint condition Crosley someone dumped in the alley. The T-X points were welded together. Either I or the previous owner turned the knob w force and broke the inner most cam. The burned contacts wouldn't lift when the cam came around and it broke the C-H/B/A (?) cam(s) as I was getting no power to the thermo fuse. (dead motor..no push start) and no power to the heating element. I opened the timer and found the bad points and pieces of cams. For fun I jumped the C-B connection and the motor started. A new timer got it working.

Thanks for the video threw me on the right path. My switch wasn’t working but all of the contacts were clean. I hit everything with a cleaner and contact no dice. I noticed after messing with it I could turn it on only on low heat. After allot of back and forth I noticed the white gear all the way in the back had the little retaining clip broken and it just spun freely. Off to buy some crazy glue and hopefully that little tiny clip doesn’t cost me $90!

this was a estate dryer would only run at all on low I am 60+ and you just gave me good lesson on schematics

Dustin - I literally created this account to go back and thank all of the amazing people over the years...who have not only taught me, but saved me thousands of dollars - you are an unsung hero my friend. In a small effort to give back - if you are troubleshooting a dryer which refuses to heat, but the motor still fires up - it can be really difficult until you have a multimeter that measures continuity with an audible signal. I think everyone has that CenTech that measures Ohms (not knocking it - I've used it MANY times). Problem is, well, you just need a beep for continuity, and I just went and bought the Ames CM600A from Harbor Freight. No - this is not an advertisement, just my personal experience. Once I was able to isolate the thermostat, the fuses, and the heating element as good electrically by a simple beep for about $50 - I focused on the timer switch - tested for continuity across the points, and knew that was the problem.

This is the last step I need to get my dryer going. Saved me 80 bucks. Thanks for posting your video.

7 years later your video helped. Dryer was acting up and followed your videos. Contacts on the timer. Thanks a ton. Leaving for vacation Friday and didn't want this hanging over my head.

This video helped me fix our intermittent heating issue on our gas dryer! Found out it was the timer because when I wiggled the knob in the right spot, I was able to see the igniter light up and heard the flame going. I never realized how simple these switches were.

Maaaaannnn.... I had no heat on my dryer for maybe 1 1/2 months! I looked at this video n did exactly what you did with a multimeter for continuity on each setting and noticed 1 lil prong was making 0 contact on any setting n just bent it slightly to make contact! That was IT! Thank you so much! I saved $60-135.00 on that! Wife is very happy! Rock on man!

Thank you, man. Took mine apart, cleaned the burnt contacts, and saved myself a trip to the store.

I've gotta tell you, man, you just saved my husband and me a bunch of money!!! And made me feel very proud to have fixed our dryer's timer after a repairman told us it'd be better to buy a new dryer rather than a new timer since our Roper is at least 10 years old. Although the problem you demonstrated wasn't what vexed our timer, your video showed me what the inside of the timer should look like, so I was able to figure out that the positioning of the cogs on the spindle was incorrect (must have been a construction error!) so the contacts weren't closing appropriately. How cool was that to discover the problem and correct it!

replaced fuse, thermostat, and start switch (all under $10 total, but still, time!) still no luck. Then found this video...and seeing how the "pins" (no electrical knowledge) need to align in the timer motor, I tinkered just as you did until they all made the proper contacts, popped it back in, and WAAAAAAABOOOOM! dryer works! It is 1145pm, so after getting the dryer to work after a week of troubleshooting and ordering parts, etc., I woke up my wife to tell her the good news!

Not sure if I left a comment last time, but I just used this video to literally repair the exact same problem again. I have it saved now for when this damn switch inevitably does this again. Regardless, Thank you AGAIN so much. This video has saved me a total of at least $160 bucks by now. I can't imagine what the grand total of cost savings is that you've provided to everyone who has used this video, but it's gotta be in the thousands, if not 10s of thousands when you consider that people will often use it as an excuse (or just think they need) to get a new appliance. My sincerest appreciation. -Ian