How do I connect a 4 prong cord on my GE dryer which is currently connected with a 3 prong cord?

Question

On my GE dryer, a 3 prong cord is hooked up as shown on the picture. I want to replace it with a 4 prong cord I got with the standard green/red/black/white terminals.

I am a bit unsure of what goes where and why the ground is connected to white/yellow with a jumper on the current setup.

How would I hook up the new cord after having removed the old 3 prong one and will I keep that jumper from ground like it is now?

It was suggested that this answered my question: White wire when changing from 4 prong to 3 on dryer I read that but found it a bit confusing. The answers I got here solved it for me.

Answer 1

Remove that brass jumper, connect white to the middle terminal, red and black to the one each of the two end terminals and green to the ground screw.

Answer 2

The jumper from neutral to ground is exactly what makes a 3-prong cord so dangerous.

The jumper gets removed. The neutral wire lands on the insulated terminal (that was vacated) and the ground lands on the uninsulated end. I don't know if they provide a parking position for that strap to "live" when it is disconnected, but since 3-prong connections are obsolete and dangerous, I'd be thrilled to see it go away for good.

Really Code requires you to follow the dryer's UL-approved instructions (findable on the Web), however I'm pretty sure that's what the instructions will say to do.

Answer 3

Thank you for the photoshopped connection picture. Very impressive and helpful! Based on that information and illustrations I got here I ended up with what you see in the picture. I moved the ground connection to make it work with the cord I got. It works so I am hoping I did it right. I also hope the used GE dryer I bought will last for a year or two. Thank you all again!