Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

[truckbusuk]

Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

Thanks 🙂 I maintain nuclear powerstations … 13mm hex bolt is not a problem, although I admit this is my first washing machine 😛 , when you see the pic, this aint no normal bolt.

Robin

[Martin]

Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

truckbusuk wrote:when you see the pic, this aint no normal bolt.

It is very similar to the bolt that holds the pump in place between the steam generator vessel and the reactor pressure vessel. :clown:

Here is a photo……

[lee8]

Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

I love how people post issues then mock us as being simple.

[truckbusuk]

Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

Ok, Job is done and as simple as described by NigeGT (again thanks 😀 )

As to the “strange bolt issue” see pic above …

@Martin, have you seen this before … I had not.

@lee8 … sorry but from your post ” Tread wisely if a 13mm bolt head is unfamiliar, you maybe entering very unfamiliar seas of despair.” seemed to me you were the one that was mocking.

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and the answer ….. next post as I cant work out how to paste multiple pics.

Robin

[truckbusuk]

Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

And the answer ….

Seems it was simply a hex bolt with a plastic cover, bolt as described by Martin (thanks again)
albeit a very tight fit and it only came loose after trying to use a “damaged head” removal tool, revealing the 13mm hex bolt as described.

again many thanks to all that helped.

Robin

[Martin]

Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

It’s taken a while so far but after removing the bolt it gets a tad more complicated. Mind how you go, do keep us posted on your progress. 😀

[truckbusuk]

Re: Bosch WFF2000 washing machine – bearing howl

Thanks Martin, all completed on Sunday, both bearings replaced and rear seal replaced. The seal was looking very sorry for its self with a large build up of what I think was soap residue, cleaned up ok and the shaft was clean and undamaged, but the bigger bearing was totally shot, and washed out … hence the noise.

Bearings tapped out quite easilly and replacement was straight forward.
I also changed the drive belt and the motor brushes as they were down to less than 10mm. Total time for the job was about 2 1/2 hrs taking my time, wow the drum to cross frame to drum bolts were tight.

All in all I’d say a remarkably well build machine, although I bet Bosch dont make them like that any more.

Again many thanks to all that helped, better half please her trusty washer is back in rude health. 🙂

Robin

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