sounds like motor brushes are worn out, the black stuff being the powdered carbon. I've been there so many times over the years, with different washers i've owned. In two cases the brushes had worn so badly it had damaged the motor and just wasn't worth mending.
blanche
July 2009
check the brushs in the motor and check the drain pump
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