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Had meant to update the thread with how I got on, 1980sjohn's post seems a good opportunity. I didn't give up on my motor, which still wouldn't spin after a brush change, because: 1) did the continuity checks that Leccy758 suggested and they seemed to show things were OK. 2) read...

... but it won't spin properly. As I said in my last post I checked the bushes again and found that one wasn't properly installed and wasn't making contact. A bit of delicate filing and it now seats properly and the motor runs again. So far so good, it washes BUT it won't spin. It's like it...

This thread seems to reflect what's been going on with my machine. leccy's replies look very encouraging ... The background: machine gets seriously heavy use (averages at least 1 wash every day, approx 5 years old); increasingly reluctant to spin and sometimes to wash, the wife used the old...