PELIF W10380496 Carbon Motor Brushes for KitchenAid Mixers 9706416 W10260958 WPW10380496 PS3495098 AP5178083（2PCS）

My mixer started smoking and I was worried It died. After researching kitchen aid mixers and common issues, I found these. They are easy to install and my mixer works and sounds like brand new!

Entretien d’un mélangeur très utiliser

1st order not delivered, Amazon dared to declare handed to resident, so I guess that's on Amazon; awaiting refund.2nd set... 1 got stuck in Mixer, snapped off, and I spent 90mins trying to get it back out... I was going to post a picture but I still fuming. Original worn out bushes put back in... 3rd set in order from a different supplier. I will try again tomorrow!

all gears were good. I have worn-out brushes. Replaced brushes. The mixer is like new again.

When doing other maintenance on my KitchenAid, I learned about these brushes. Since my unit was over 10 years old, I decided to replace them, and indeed, the originals were worn down a good 40% or so. These fit, and the unit worked as it should. I kept the old ones as 'spares' if these got worn down while I ordered others. Now this is VERY IMPORTANT! When you remove the originals, do so very carefully so that you can remove the originals in the correct orientation and insert the new ones the same way. IF you rotate them in any direction other than the right way, the unit will not power on. On the Kitchenaids, this is spring loaded, and if you remove the cap and do not do so correctly (slowly and with pressure on the screw holding them in), the brush will spring out, making it rather challenging to see the correct orientation. True for both sides. For this reason, I'm giving ease to install 4 starts, but this is a design issue of how the brushes must be inserted, not how this brand was created.