Product review (4 stars): Mexican made motor, with delivery direct from Amazon.com, LLC. -- works good, instructions printed poorly
I purchased this motor through "Amazon.com LLC". There are several providers of this part and unless you knowingly select a specific provider, you get which ever is the default seller out of multiples. The part I recieved appeared to be a genuine Whirlpool part, as it came in Whirlpool packaging.

I was replacing an motor in a Kenmore dryer and this was the part specified by Sears, but theirs was significantly more expensive. The part I recieved was manufactured, or at least assembled in Mexico. This is not the Asian motor that others seem to be having so many problems with. Like others noted, the wiring is different from my original motor and required the the replacement of two wiring connectors on the dryer (a fairly simple fix, but could be tricky for someone who hasn't done anything like that before).

Like others have noted in their reviews, the instructions provided for installation were poorly printed pages that were legible, but slightly difficult to read. The instructions do not explain how to remove the old motor, so you are best off finding one of the many videos on YouTube that show you how. Probably the most difficult part in the whole process of removing the motor was getting the motor separated from the plastic blower part at the back of the dryer. The best suggestion I found was to use vice grips to clamp on the nylon square nut, because using pliers and wrenches will almost always result in stripping the edges. The other trick is knowing that to remove that motor from the blower fan, you have to turn the motor in the direction opposite to normal (turn to the right).

Once the motor is out, it is fairly simple to reinstall the new one. I suggest replacing the leads first and wiring up the motor before reinstalling it. On my dryer, once the motor is installed, it is rotated counter-clockwise until it seats. At that point the male wiring leads were facing downward and would be nearly impossible to wire up because you can't see the numbering of the pins. The one issue that I ran into that wasn't included in the instructions was the replacement of the grounding wire. I had a green wire on my old dryer and the instructions didn't include a step for the replacement of that wire. On the motor I received, there is a T20 (star head) screw that is clearly marked as the ground on the motor. I had no difficulty connecting it, but if someone didn't have a T20 driver, that might prove more difficult. In the past, I've used a small flat head screwdriver and was able to remove star headed screws.

Installation was pretty easy, originally I messed up and installed the motor before wiring it and had one of the wires on the grounding lead, so nothing worked, one I figured out what I did wrong I quickly corrected it and everything worked beautifully. I know some people noted that their motors sounded louder than the original, I couldn't tell any difference between the two, personally.

I am very happy with the motor and I hope it lasts the test of time. I will update my review if I have any problems with the motor in the future.

ONE THOUGHT: Go ahead and get a replacement belt when you buy your motor, they are fairly inexpensive and since you have the belt off to replace the motor, you may as well put a new one on.