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  • August 11, 2014 at 8:58 am #81799
    truckbusuk
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    Hello, sorry for asking what may be obvious, but we have a 18y old Bosch WFF2000 washing machine, its never had any problems to date, but in the last couple of weeks, its started to make a dry bearing howl on the spin cycle 😥
    My questions are …

    1/ at this age is it worth the repair
    2/ is it an straight fwd repair diy/engineer
    3/ idea of cost diy/engineer ….

    Any advice or feedback welcomed.

    Thanks Robin

    August 11, 2014 at 9:03 am #417750
    nigegt
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    Bearing kit is cheap enough for this and the bearings are fitted into a cross piece bolted to the back of the drum so a nice job too.

    Nige

    August 11, 2014 at 6:14 pm #417751
    truckbusuk
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    Thanks for that nigegt. So is replacement fairly straight fwd? any special tools required, gear/hub puller etc, and is there anything else I should check while in there, to save a repeat visit to the gubbins of the machine?

    Robin

    August 12, 2014 at 7:44 am #417752
    Salamander
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    If your not doing it your self get a few quotes as the labour charge would make it uneconomic at that age.

    August 13, 2014 at 7:39 am #417753
    nigegt
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    No special tools, big hammer and patience. Have a look at the motor brushes while your in there (You’ll have to take the motor off anyway to remove the bearing cross piece.)

    Nige

    August 13, 2014 at 7:56 am #417754
    truckbusuk
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    Many thanks Nige 🙂


    @Salamander    , would never progress without checking the costs as a matter of course. 🙂

    thanks again to both.

    Robin

    August 17, 2014 at 11:22 pm #417755
    truckbusuk
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    OK, had the back off the machine, and all looks as described by nigegt (thanks 🙂 ) The problem is defo the bearings, and I think the water seal has been weeping, as there are rusty stained water marks on the back of the drum, on the motor and on the machine floor, so I guess the grease has been washed out the bearings, hence the failure.

    I have ordered a bearing kit, motor brushes and a new belt, so will give it a go. A last question(s), before I start ….

    1/ the pulley bolt looks a strange shape that needs a special tool? any suggestions.
    2/ do the new bearings need packed with grease or are they prepacked, ready to fit?

    Thanks in advance

    Robin 🙂

    August 21, 2014 at 4:44 pm #417756
    truckbusuk
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    OK, answering my own question here, the parts have arrived and the bearings are indeed sealed, so do not require to be packed with grease.

    However the question of the strange pulley bolt remains … anyone?

    Thanks Robin

    August 21, 2014 at 5:21 pm #417757
    Martin
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    What? It’s just a regular 13mm bolt. A 13mm hex socket required.

    August 21, 2014 at 6:15 pm #417758
    lee8
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    Did some not come with torx bolts similar to Beko.

    August 21, 2014 at 6:23 pm #417759
    truckbusuk
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    Thanks guys, but no, its a strange castlated bolt (rounded base to the castlation) with a built in shoulder (built in washer I assume, )defo not a torx, I’ve never seen anything like it before. It looks about the same size as a 13mm bolt but with this strange top edge.
    It must be origional, as the only repair the m/c has ever had was the capacitor in the 2nd week we owned it back in 1996.

    August 21, 2014 at 6:25 pm #417760
    truckbusuk
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    I should add its a WFF2000GB/11 FD7607 01 830

    August 21, 2014 at 6:40 pm #417761
    Martin
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    As I said earlier it is a 13mm Hex head bolt (M8 – 30mm) Part number 00171270. 😀

    August 21, 2014 at 6:50 pm #417762
    truckbusuk
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    Thanks for the info, I feel better and at least know what to replace it with if I have problems, I’ll post a pic after I’ve removed it.

    Thanks again, you have put my mind at ease.

    Robin 🙂

    August 22, 2014 at 2:40 pm #417763
    lee8
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    Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

    Tread wisely if a 13mm bolt head is unfamiliar, you maybe entering very unfamiliar seas of despair.

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