I am connecting a dryer cord to a kenmore dryer. There are three connections on the junction in the back and three leads on my cord, but the only two of the junction connections have nuts allowing a connection. The red and white are the only conections I can connect to. Does the dryer ground to the case?

There's a ground strap wire (green/yellow) attached to the dryer cabinet and connected to the center terminal where the white neutral wire of the power cord is connected. Disconnect this ground strap wire and remove the 3-prong power cord from the terminal block taking note where the wires are connecedt to. Connect the 4-prong power cord in the same way same wire colors of the 3-prong cord are connected to the terminal block. Connect the ground strap wire to the remaining fourth wire (green/yellow). Just do the reverse when converting 4-prong to 3-prong. The link below might enlighten you further on this matter.

Electric Dryer Prong Conversion

the extra prong is just anothere earth over here we hacve three prongs and 2 prongs its just a better earth thats all and it wontstart a fire ii always change mine i did it to my toaster,microwave,iron,and pc all over 1 yr ago nothing ever happened

Ok, so you currently have a three prong cord on your dryer? Your house has a 4 prong receptacle? Ok so now you've purchased a 4 prong dryer pigtail? Be sure cord is unplugged. Remove cover of junction in back of dryer. You will see three terminals. They should be labeled something like L1,L2,N . ON one terminal you well see a small ground strip This is currently connecting the neutral terminal to ground. On the new cord connect the outside two conductors to L1 +L2 connect the white conductor to the N terminal. Connect the green (ground) conductor to the frame where the copper bonding was. This seperates the neutral conductor from the equipement grounding conductor.

it might have something to do with the new N.E.C. that new dryers need to have a 4 wire cord installed on them instead of the old 3 wire since the code change some areas require 2 hot leads/1 neutral lead/and 1 safety ground lead, before this change as long as the feeder came directly from the main panel a 3 wire cord was acceptable,check with your appl dealer,they may omit this until you wire it to protect their liability

Hello,
If the cord shocked your hubby, the problem is with the cord! It runs on 220 volts, with half (110v) on two seperate wires. One of your wires is shorted or burnt. Unplug the dryer. Pull the dryer out to where you can see where the electrical cord enters the dryer. From the wall, the cord should pass through a strain relief clamp, into the dryer, and then connect to the terminal strip. Many people eliminate the strain relief clamp, and wish they hadn't later. Anyhoo, open the cover plate that covers the wiring in the back of the dryer, and inspect the wiring and terminals. If a shock occurred, the cord probably needs replacing. Purchase a similar cord (~$15), install it through the strain relief into the hole below the wiring access cover on the back of the dryer, and make the wiring connections. For a three wire cord, the outside wires are the hot leads and connect to the dryer, one to the left, one to the right. The middle lead is the neutral, and connects to the middle terminal. Tighten the strain relief, and replace the wiring access cover.
Hope that this was helpful. Best regards, --W/D-- please feel free to rate this solution! Thanx!

Hi. Replacing a power cord usually isn't a big deal. Locate the breaker at your main panel for the dryer (usually located at the box with the meter, outside) and trip it to the "off" position. Test the circuit by trying to make the dryer come on at the dryer control panel (it should not). Unplug the dryer and gain access to the power leads (where the cord connects to the dryer). It is probably a 3 lead cord. If so, the outside leads will be the hot leads as dryers are 220 volts with 110 volts per hot lead. The middle lead will be the ground, which is the return path from the dryer. Carefully note the position of the wires as you disconnect the cord. A diagram that you make for yourself is always helpful. Note on your drawing which wire connects to which lug and the color of the wire leaving the lug to the dryer from the terminal strip where all of the connections are. An example of this would be that the left cord wire connects to the black wire, etc. The outside "hot" wires of the cord generally will be connected to either a red or black wire in the dryer. Neutral and ground wires are generally connected neutral to white and ground to green (or directly to the frame).Buy a replacement cord (take the old one with you). Replacements are generic and you can get one from any hardware store, not just at Sears. Reconnect the cord in the same manner in which it came off. Replace the electrical cover plate previously removed. Plug in the dryer. Turn the breaker back on. Try the dryer. If anything seems/sounds/smells wrong, trip the breaker back off and re-investigate. Don't try to shut it off at the dryer. Hope that this is helpful albeit generic as it is, and thanx for using FixYa.
Regards, WoobieDog

Dryers come with a wire or metal strap connecting the center "neutral" terminal to the frame of the dryer. When using a four wire power cord, take that wire or strap off the frame. (it can be discarded or better yet, in case this dryer needs to ever be converted back to a three wire cord) connect the frame end of the wire / strap to the center terminal of the power block. Now, Green (ground) wire goes to the dryer frame, White (neutral) goes to the center terminal, and the Red and Black (both "hot") wires go to either outside terminal. (one to each)

on the back of your dryer.
1.connect the white wire to the center of the junction box.

2.than take the red wire and connect it to the left side of your junction box.

3.than take the black wire and connect it to the right side of the junction box.

If you have a green wire on the cord as well. PLEASE make sure it is connected to the dryers back panel. do not leave it to hang.

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Look at the plug wires. On the 4 prong plug, it should be labeled which ones are neutral. Some plugs even come with a diagram stating which wires lead where. Back to the plug itself, rule of thumb, the flattest part of the plug goes to the block, so lay the connections on the ground where they lay flat on the floor, left loop will got to left side of powerblock, right loop to the right side, the other 2 are used for a ground. look at the specs for the dryer also.

A three wire pigtail is connected thusly. The two outer wires go to the two outer terminals on the dryer, the center lead goes to the center of the dryer terminal block. If its a four wire pigtail, the outer leads go to the two outer terminals on the dryer, the white goes to the center terminal. The jumper strap on the center is removed and the green goes to chassis ground.