Washing machines have electric motors and some motors have carbon brushes, the purpose of these brushes are to conduct electricity from the fixed parts of the motor through the moving parts of the motor. The symptoms of worn down carbon brushes: - No wash or spin action on your washing machine- Intermittent spins when on cycle- Large amounts of sparks coming out of the motor from the carbon brushes Please check model fit list to ensure this part is correct for your model.