Bosch Washing Machine WOF 2860 – Won’t Spin

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  • January 17, 2008 at 6:56 pm #33781
    edd73
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    I have the above machine which has stopped spinning. This has happened in the past and a clean of the filter has sorted the problem. Not this time. I can see the propellor (!) spinning in the filter hole if i look at it when its turned on. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks

    January 17, 2008 at 7:59 pm #240029
    nomadPaul
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    If the water is draining ok and you’ve got no drum action at all then i’d suggest it’s the carbon brushes in the motor . Normally happens after 3-5 years use.
    Is the model number actually WFO 2860 maybe ?


    The only thing to be aware of is that there is two kinds of motor fitted to these machines each with a different set of brushes !!!

    Power off if investigating 😯

    January 18, 2008 at 7:01 pm #240030
    edd73
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    Re: Bosch Washing Machine WFO 2860 – Won’t Spin

    Thanks for the response and yes, it is a WFO 😳

    How do i know if the brushes are gone, is it obvious to see and are they easy to replace?

    Thanks again

    January 18, 2008 at 7:32 pm #240031
    gegsy
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    Re: Bosch Washing Machine WOF 2860 – Won’t Spin

    Hi
    First inclination they are wearing is a poor spin. Visually when new they are approx 1.5″ in length just to give you a guide to how worn yours may be 😀

    Unplug appliance before investigating :plug:

    Greg

    January 30, 2008 at 11:06 pm #240032
    stevie-j
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    Re: Bosch Washing Machine WOF 2860 – Won’t Spin

    I had similar problem with mother in laws FWO2865GB/08 : washed OK but wouldn’t spin out, checked the drain pipe and it was blocked with sludge, cleared this out and it worked fine, for a week, now the brushes have failed.

    My question is, how do I get the motor out? I know this sounds daft but I can’t figure out how to undo the bushes that hold the motor to the drum. I removed the self tapping bolts but can’t get any further. Am I missing something clever or do the nylon spacers just pry out? Looking at them I see three small slots and wonder if they unscrew in some way with a clever BOSCH service tool?

    January 31, 2008 at 12:06 am #240033
    nomadPaul
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    Stevie-j , once you have the two bolts out , its just a matter of levering the motor off. It has four hang points so get a big flat bladed screwdriver and use this to get behind the nylon bushings. The bushings stay with the motor.

    February 1, 2008 at 12:24 am #240034
    stevie-j
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    Re: Bosch Washing Machine WOF 2860 – Won’t Spin

    Fantastic, I clearly over complicated this one in my head. Out in seconds. 😀 Thanks for that nomadPaul.

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