Product review (2 stars): Four stars for the gear, no stars for motor
Probably like most people purchasing this item, I just needed the outer gear, which has a tendency to break about every two or three years. If I'd known they would stop selling just the gear (and that Whirlpool would keep the same design for so long) I would have bought 20 of them back in the 90's.

The part I received (in 2014) appeared to be aftermarket rather than OE. After installing the new motor end, the ice maker would hang at one spot in the cycle. I'd take it apart, run it past that point, and try it again. Three attempts with the same result so I took the gear off and put it on the old motor and it has functioned perfectly. Until now. Exactly 3 years to the month later and the gear broke again.