Bosch WFO2464GB Drum Not Turning

[shiny_shark]

Hi,

My old faithful washing machine (Bosch WFO2464GB) has been making grinding noises while spinning, however things have got worse!

Today when I used it, I found the washing was very wet at the end of the cycle so I put it on to rinse & spin again and found that the drum is not turning.

Water & powder etc are coming in to the machine & it seems to be progressing through the cycle to finish but without the drum turning.

Can anybody suggest a cause for this? We can have a pretty good go at a repair if we have a diagnosis!

I’m keen to mend it if possible because it’s always been a great washing machine & as it’s a Bosch I had expected a few more years out of it yet. Also, I simply can’t afford to go out & buy a new one!

With many thanks,

shiny_shark

[nomadPaul]

The most probable cause is the brushes in the motor….especially if the lack of drum rotation is seemingly the only prob.

When you say it was a grinding noise , would a crackling/scraping noise be more accurate ?

Motor will need to be removed to check brush wear which , when new , would be approx 5 cm long. If they’ve worn right down i.e anything less than approx 0.75cm then replacing them would be the first port of call.

Power off if investigating

[shiny_shark]

Re: Bosch WFO2464GB Drum Not Turning

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.

The noise the machine has been making happens when the drum is turning during the wash part of the cycle & also especially when it is spinning. It sounds like a metal grinding on metal type of noise. It’s very hard to describe now I can’t listen to it!

We can try to look at the brushes this weekend but are not 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} sure what they look like! Is there anywhere I can find a photo of what the brushes look like?

Thanks again 🙂

shiny_shark

[Penguin45]

Re: Bosch WFO2464GB Drum Not Turning

Article on motor brushes HERE.

I suspect you need to remove the rear cover of the machine – you’ll probably find that the belt is off because the drum bearings have collapsed and the pulley is no longer running parallel to the motor.

Article on drum bearings HERE.

Penguin45.

[shiny_shark]

Re: Bosch WFO2464GB Drum Not Turning

Hi,

Thanks for your reply Penguin45. I’ve had a good look at both of those articles & while I think we could manage the brushes, I’m not at all confident about changing drum bearings – are they difficult to do on these Bosch machines? We have only a basic level of DIY as far as these things are concerned.

Is this likely to be an expensive job if I call out an engineer? It sounds like it would take a lot of time which is where I expect it would get pricey.

The machine has been well looked after but I have had it about 6-7 years & use it a lot (2 washes most days). Is this an acceptable life for one of these machines?

Thanks again for all your help,

shiny_shark 🙂

[Penguin45]

Re: Bosch WFO2464GB Drum Not Turning

Did you check whether the belt was on or off?

Drum bearings are an absolute cow on one of these – it’ll take a repairer two hours. No particular special tools required, but a lot of hard physical work involved.

Penguin45.

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