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Thanks for your help everyone, I think I have finally solved it. It was the motor, I cleaned the commutator with a piece of really fine emery cloth stuck to the end of a thin piece of wood which I then stuck down the hole where the brushes go, put the brushes back in and it spins full speed with...

Thanks CJApeterborough, I will take the motor out and check armature (couldn't see it before as I changed the brushes in situ). I have checked for sparking with the back plate off and there was none apparent. If it turns out that the motor has had it, do you think it is worth spending £160 to...

Thanks Big All, I have tried your suggestion, first I filled machine with with 5 litres of water but no clothes and the spin worked fine at full speed. Then I put in a load of clothes and 5 litres of water and spin did not get to speed, the machine gave up trying after 5 minutes with 7 minutes...

Hi Bankrupt, thanks for your reply. I replaced the brushes with the motor in situ, good thinking but I don't think it is the belt as you can hear the motor backing off speed and I am not sure if this would happen if it was a slipping belt. Chris

I have a Bosch WFO 2460 washing machine, as it begins to spin it will not increase speed ( you can hear it reining itself back) so the laundry is still dripping when you take it out. I have replaced the motor brushes, which were worn down to 10mm. Now it will spin properly to full speed when it...