Product review (5 stars): Geniune Whirlpool motor for Kenmore (made by Whirlpool), great fit and works great.
When our 20 year old Kenmore started to make whining noises while starting up I knew the motor was on its last leg. Sure enough few weeks later the motor stopped working altogether. Took the dryer apart and tested the motor, no response. While the dryer was open I tested the remaining parts (stats, switches ...) and found out that the temperature selection switch was not working either (must have been bad for a while because my wife complained for a while that the dryer was running hot even at the lowest setting). So ordered the motor, blower wheel and the temp selection switch, belt, rollers and tension pulley (hey, the dryer is 20 years old) on a Saturday and were delivered on Sunday (less than 24 hours, no shipping fees, thanks Prime). The replacement parts were a perfect fit. I noticed that the new motor was built in Mexico (the old one was made in the USA) and the amps rating on the new is 5.4A vs. 5.9A, but did not notice any degradation in the rotation of the drum (new is more efficient!). It also comes with the belt cut-off switch (very important feature). When everything was said and done for less than $200 & a couple of hours of work the dryer sound and works like new again. Hopefully we will get another 20 years out of it.