Product review (5 stars): Perfect Fit
The retail price on this item is about $28.  So, the big question on everyone's mind is: does it fit?  Yes...it is a direct replacement of the original.  Now I wasn't sure of this beforehand, since this is a Whirlpool product, and I have a Kenmore machine.  So, I was taking a chance...but I got lucky.  So my net cost, including shipping was about $12, plus about 45 minutes of my time installing it...which was a piece-of-cake.  Better than paying a repair man $200!