Gain Access to Interior Control Panel - Kenmore 90 series clothes dryer

To gain access to your Kenmore 90 series clothes dryer control panel, first remove two end caps on the end of the control panel.

STOP NOW and turn off circuit breaker feeding dryer if you have not already done so.

 
There is one screw on each end located underneath those end panel covers. Remove each. Two total.

After you have removed those two screws, pull control panel towards you until it stops, then flip it up towards the rear. 

 

 

 

Notice how the control panel will stand up on its own after flipping it over.  It is designed to remain in this position and will not break the unit, just look at the rear of the dryer panel and you will notice how it is designed and how this works, to hold it up in this position. 

By the way, this is where the manufacturer loves to hide your paper wiring schematics for your dryer.  They don't want you the consumer to know about it because 'we aren't competent, free thinking individuals which are able to work on our own things in life'.  They have it stowed there for the tech rep which shows up to hand you a bill which costs more than a new dryer would..  But now you know...they usually fold it up and tuck it up under the wiring harness.

Now you have access to service and/or replace a large proportion of your dryer's components.

chris 

Kenmore 90 Series, Dryer Push-Button Switch replacement

If your buzzer will not stop buzzing and you have to open your dryer door in order to stop the dryer from running, the culprit could be your push button start switch.

To test your dryer switch to determine if it is faulty:

1. just turn the breaker off serving the dryer
2. gain access to the switch
3. disconnect the switch wires
4. using an ohm meter, measure the resistance across the switch while depressing button and releasing it (should get a very low resistance reading or infinity reading -continuity beep- while depressing and read nothing when releasing)
5. if you receive a low resistance reading also when you release, the switch is welded in the 'on' position and in need of replacement

If this is not the issue, it could very well be your timer is in need of replacing.  See timer testing here
To remove the dryer switch simply (gain access to the interior components of the control panel.)

After testing, the switch can be removed by first removing the push button knob, simply grasp the knob and pull gently forward, it should slide of gently.

 

-now back to the backside of the control panel again-

Pickup on the little locking latch which is part of the switch and rotate the switch in order to remove.

 Continue to rotate approximately 90 degrees until switch stops turning,  doesn't matter if clockwise or counterclockwise

When the switch stops turning, pull it out of its square hole.  Replacement is simple:  Just insert and rotate until switch locks into place with the tab mentioned earlier.  Notice square cut-out below

 

Notice the squared portion of the switch that locks into the cutout designed for it.

 Now its just simply replacing the switch and closing the control panel.  This is an approximate 5-7 minute repair/replace.  That's it!

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