Worn or damaged carbon brushes are one of the most common reasons for your washing machine drum to stop turning! What are carbon brushes?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 brushesThis pair of carbon brushes can be used on a number of Bosch, Neff and Siemens models which share the same type of motor. Please check model fit list to ensure this part is correct for your model.