Sorry for posting this here, but you guys are a technical lot. I fixed my ASKO washer today by finding that one of the brushes didn't engage because a wear activated spring loaded plug popped out. This raised the brush far enough above the rotor that the motor stopped working. I examined the situation and saw that there's several years left on the brushes, so pulled both plugs, reassembled and carried on with laundry.
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What is the purpose of this design? When the brush reaches its wear limit, it will simply stop working, the plug's only purpose seems to have me calling a repair person earlier. Is it some sort of Swedish industrial scam?