Hotpoint WM53 clicking motor and burning smell

[KevB]

Hi All

I have a Hotpoint WM 53 that has developed a clicking sound coming from the motor. I took the lid off and rotated the drum by hand to confim this as the source of the noise. I found that one of the brush holders had sprung loose, and re-located this, but the clicking sound has remained, and even got louder. Added to this is a smell of “electrical burning” which I assumed was coming from the loose brush arcing due to poor contact, however even after relocating the brush, the smell remains…

Is the machine safe to operate?

Can the clicking sound (which I think may be coming from the commutator) be repaired?

Do I need a new motor, and if so, I see on some websites that replacement motors are advertised with a “converter kit”…

The motor in the machine is of Type: 904/1158/10, are the “green label” FHP motors compatible with this…

thanks in advance for detailed answers…

Regards
Kevin

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