How to replace a bearing in a Bosch washing machine

Replacing bearings in a Bosch washing machine You will not be able to miss the moment when the bearing on a Bosch washing machine fails. It would be better, of course, to detect the breakdown at an earlier stage, but when the machine begins to make a monstrous roar during washing, it is necessary to urgently stop it and begin repairs.

Replacing the bearing in a Bosch washing machine can be done with your own hands without the participation of a specialist, but be prepared for the fact that you will have to ask for short-term help from someone in the household, since at some stages of the repair it is inconvenient to act alone, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.

Let's prepare for repairs

If you intend to replace the bearing on a Bosch brand washing machine, you must first carefully prepare for such a serious repair, so that later in the process you do not run around and look for the missing tool or material. Let's start by preparing the washing machine itself. Disconnect the power cord from the power supply, turn off the water, and then unscrew the inlet hose. We disconnect the drain hose from the sewer pipe and drag the washing machine to a place where it will be convenient to disassemble it.

It is better to have as much space as possible around the washing machine being disassembled, so the work will go much faster, and the disassembly itself will be more convenient.

Let's leave the washing machine alone for now and start looking for tools. By the way, you will need a lot of tools, but all of them, with rare exceptions, are simple. You can get them quite easily; you have some at hand, some you will have to bring from the garage or barn, and you can ask your neighbor for some.

Star screwdriver, flat, figured, sharp.
Needle nose pliers, pliers (large and small).
Mallet with rubber and copper striking parts.
Hammer.
Heads from 8 to 32 mm with end ratchet.
An awl and an unnecessary 16 mm bolt (it will be damaged a little).
Device for dismantling bearings (puller).
Universal lubricant WD-40.
Silicone or other sealant for additional gluing of the tank halves.

Once you have assembled your tools, you need to purchase the appropriate bearings. Buying a bearing for a Bosch washing machine is easy. You go to a retail outlet that specializes in spare parts for washing machines, read out the designation of your Bosch washing machine model, after which the seller selects or orders the appropriate bearings for you.

You can do the same thing by talking with an online consultant on a selling website that sells spare parts for a washing machine. In this case, there is only one inconvenience - you will not receive the bearings immediately, but after some time.

Disassembling the machine

Well, we have collected everything we need for repairs, let's start disassembling the Bosch washing machine. Let's look at the disassembly process step by step so that you don't miss anything when studying it later.

We unscrew the two screws and remove the top cover of the Bosch washing machine, then take out the powder receptacle and put it aside.
Open the hatch of the washing machine as wide as possible, and then remove the cuff from it. There may be problems with this, so read the article first How to remove the cuff of the washing machine hatch, everything is described in detail there.
We unscrew the fastening element holding the hatch locking device, but there is no need to remove the device itself, we only disconnect the wire that is connected to it.
We unscrew the bolts that hold the front panel of the Bosch washing machine. One bolt is located near the hole for the powder receptacle, one near the garbage filter, and one in the lower left corner of the front of the machine body - there are three in total.
Remove the filling block along with the pipes. Remove it carefully so as not to damage the plastic parts.
We unscrew the two screws that are located to the right and left of the dispenser hole, pry up the control panel with a flat screwdriver, carefully unclip the plastic fasteners and remove the panel.

There are quite a lot of wires going to the control panel of the Bosch washing machine; there is no need to disconnect them. Let's hang the control panel on bundles of wires and run it along the side wall of the case, let it dangle.

We place the washing machine “on its side” and from the bottom we get to the drain pipe. We remove the clamp from it, and then pull off the pipe itself.
We unscrew the shock absorbers, thus freeing the tank of the Bosch washing machine, and remove the drive belt.
We put the machine back on its feet and remove the pressure switch. Remove the hose from the pressure switch very carefully so as not to damage the fragile tube.
We unscrew the back wall, remove the engine, disconnect the wires from the heating element.
We unscrew the cross bar so that it does not prevent us from pulling the tank out through the top.
Now, using the help of someone in the household, we pull off the springs and pull out the tank along with the drum and counterweight through the top. It was possible to first unscrew and remove the counterweight, and then pull out the tank with the drum, but it is painfully inconvenient to unscrew it (some screws are difficult to access), so we will not engage in this thankless task.

We are reaching the finish line. Unscrew the bolt that holds the pulley. If it doesn't come off right away, soak it with lubricant. WD-40. We unscrew all the bolts that hold the tank halves of the Bosch washing machine and disassemble the tank. Remove the back part of the washing machine tank along with the bearings from the drum shaft. Now we have completed disassembling the washing machine, the replacement of bearings in a Bosch brand washing machine begins.

We repair it ourselves

Replacing the bearing at this stage is easy. First, carefully pick out the old bearings and carefully clean the installation site for the new ones. If you can’t pick them out right away, then arm yourself with a drift and a hammer and start knocking them out.

remove old bearings and seals

Remember! You need to knock out the bearing from the outside of the tank inward.

Clean the seat conscientiously. There should be no burrs, chips or dirt left. We drive the new bearings into place, not forgetting to add grease to them and install a retaining ring. Be careful when installing new bearings. You should not hit the new bearing directly with a hammer; if you need to hit it hard, hit it with a rubber mallet. Once the bearings are installed, you can assemble the Bosch washing machine and carry out tests

In conclusion, we note that replacing bearings in a Bosch washing machine is done in almost the same way as in washing machines of other brands, although there are some nuances in disassembly, but these are minor things. Good luck with the renovation.