Product review (5 stars): Every Amazon purchase should be as easy as this one
Every Amazon purchase should be as easy as this one. This was the exact replacement OEM heating element I ordered and received. The dryer was tumbling but there was no heat. I found on YouTube several helpful 'how-to' videos for replacing the heating element for Whirlpool dryers. My stepfather had fixed mine before so I knew a little bit about this job going into it. But I think this is an easy do-it-yourself job around the house that will save you money, so novices shouldn't be intimidated. Others had recommended, I do as well, that you also get these two items and replace them when you replace the heating element since you've already pulled the back off: (1), the dryer heating element thermal cut-off (thermal fuse), and (2) thermostat. Google Whirlpool Parts for their OEM website, enter your dryer model number, find those parts, then order them on Amazon to save money. You can buy those two parts together in a kit for about the same price as the element.

The hardest part about the job was unplugging the wire terminals without breaking the terminals or wire posts. Use needle nose pliers but be gentle and wiggle them back and forth if they're stubborn in coming off. You don't want to yank the wires out and risk breaking them. Spray a little bit of WD-40 or silicone spray on the wire posts/clamps if they're seized, but make sure you don't get any spray on the new heating element coils, as those liquids are flammable!