After reading lots of answers on this site I think I need to replace the brushes on my Beko wma1512 machine. But how? The motor is under the drum and seems (to me) completely inaccessable. Any advice. For info, the machine fills and drains but the drum is not trying to turn the belt etc. are ok.

spidermum, May 2008

Certainly thats the way to go about it......I'm back to a basic Hotpoint - and Tesco's have them at a very low price.
Cheerio!

John, May 2008

If this dosn't work I'll just have to get a new one. This one has lasted 3 years without a fault which is pretty good compared to some of it's predecessors and considering it was one of the cheapest on the market at the time. I had a Hoover for over a decade and when it finally began to show signs of giving up the ghost I decided to get a new machine. I think there were at least three Hoovers that were faulty on arrival and eventually a Servis machine that we had for about 18 months with regular visits from the repair team throughout the first year. So decided unless you were willing/ had the money to pay for a Miele (spelling?) or a Bosch best just get the cheapest and replace it.
Thanks again

Spidermum, May 2008

Good luck with it.....I presume the machine couldn't be persuaded back into life so far. It could be a variety of reasons why the machine has the huff - the motor completely dud, the programmer doesn't think its ready for a spin etc - the list goes on. Anyway, well done so far and here's hoping it doesn't cost you a bomb!

John, May 2008

I don't have good enough access to tell if there was any contact. I've ordered a new set of brushes and hope that does the trick.
Thank you for all your help.

Spidermum, May 2008

Obviously the brushes have seen better days, (usually 10mm long or more) but if they are actually making contact with the commutator they should work fine - you can usually sense this because you can feel the spring depressing. Try swapping the brushes over? Maybe life will be restored....? Well done on getting the things out in the first place!

John, May 2008

Managed to get the brushes out (where there's a will there's a way!) but now I'm not sure if that's the problem.One brush still has about 4/5mm of carbon protruding at the thick end,the other is slightly less. Is that too little to maintain contact?

Spidermum, May 2008

There's no need to physically lift the motor out of the machine, unless the access to the brushes is impossible without doing so.....the trouble is, you don't know if its actually the brushes at fault. Still, they are cheap enough to have a gamble I guess. Sorry can't help with the motor fixing itself though. Good luck!

John, May 2008

Thanks for getting back to me. I'll have to import some muscles to turn the machine over! Do you think I'll have to take the motor out of the machine to look at or replace the brushes? There seems to be two large screws holding it on to somewhere under the drum but when I loosen these the motor still seems securely held. I cant find any repair info for bekos their site only has the manual that comes with the machine and that just tells you basics like how to swich it on and off.

Spidermum, May 2008

It could be the brushes, Spidermum, but you can only really tell by getting access to the motor somehow (perhaps with the machine on its side). The brushes are often just clipped onto the end of the motor, at the opposite end to the pulley. If you manage to get the brushes out, expect to see a square or rectangular piece of carbon with a spring attached to it.

John, May 2008