[EvanAnderson]

Yeah-- I was thinking that 8 years isn't even broken-in. My old Sears dryer was 27 when I had to replace a pulley and a thermal fuse. It ran just like it was new after that. I left it with that house but, hopefully, it's still running today.

[userbinator]

Sears (Kenmore) appliances from that era are manufactured by Whirlpool in the US.

[FuriouslyAdrift]

The motor died on mine and they "didn't make it any more".

I tried to find something close and make custom gearing but it ended up being cheaper to get a new dryer.