Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

[Twoten]

I fitted the front felt seal to this tumble /dryer because the previous one had ‘come out’. After the machine was used about twice the new one fitted has also come out.

Any ideas what can cause this seal to work its way out?

Thanks,

Keith.

[Penguin45]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

It’s a White Knight in a skirt, so check that the front bearing skids are in place and check that the rear drum support is not breaking away from the drum.

Chris.

[Twoten]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

Thanks Penguin,

I replaced the front bearings while I had the machine stripped down.

When I changed the seal and front bearings I noticed a small amount of play but I didn’t think it was too significant.

Would a small amount of play cause the front seal to come out?

[superfix]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

Glue the seal in place.

This was a very common problem with this model.

[Martin]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

boro wrote:Glue the seal in place.

Spot on advice!……Better to use double-sided sticky tape (carpet fitting strength and not B&Q rubbish) and keep a roll in your van with a decent pair of scissors to cut out thin strips 😉

[Twoten]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

Thanks again guys,

I will be picking up some double sided sticky tape and fitting another seal.

With regards to the ‘small’ amount of play in the rear bearing; is this likely to make matters worse?

[superfix]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

With regards to the ‘small’ amount of play in the rear bearing; is this likely to make matters worse?

Wouldn’t have thought so, to be honest.

Next time you get one if you look closely at the front bulkhead, you’ll notice the remnants of glue that they apply “sparingly” in the Crosslee factory.

The glue we use is available from BSH part no. 310035.

[Twoten]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

Contacted BSH who said they didn’t recognise the part no. 310035 and the drawing didn’t show any adhesive. I also contacted a couple of other suppliers who couldn’t shed any light on it.

As I wasn’t sure about which adhesive and the only carpet strength tape was wide and would have required a lot of messing around I thought I would try a heat resistant silicone as suggested by a supplier.

When I done the job I did find remnants of an adhesive as boro said, the rear bearing was not breaking away from the drum so it’s a case of wait and see if it works.

So far so good!

[superfix]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

Contacted BSH who said they didn’t recognise the part no. 310035

Weird, thats the part no. on the box for the glue in the back of my BSH van 😕

[Twoten]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

boro wrote:Weird, thats the part no. on the box for the glue in the back of my BSH van 😕

I have to admit I was surprised when they didn’t recognise the number!

[gegsy]

Re: Bosch WTA3003GB/01 Felt seal

The number is correct but i think its possibly because it free to agents as there is no price code for it 😕

Greg

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