Bosch Washing Machine Door Seal Stock Number: ES478741

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• dyshon
  4.0 out of 5

  Fitting a BOSH door seal 25 February 2010

  Door Seal was very easy to fit, used the link to watch your engineer fit first. One thing that did make it easier, was to take the front panel off, then the retaining wire was much easier to fit.

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• Machineman High Wycombe
  4.0 out of 5

  Clamp 06 April 2009

  I used a clamp to hold the inner spring in place, while stretching it around the seal, also held the spring joint together with tape.

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• sandycam96 Inverness
  4.0 out of 5

  Bosch Exxcel washing mach. door seal WF02466GB/01 18 January 2009

  Product arrived promptly. Genuine article. Good price. I hope this will help those who are a bit worried about fitting it themselves. Ensure that you have the correct seal. Unplug machine from electric socket. Take off top, (two screws at rear, slide back and lift). Open door wide. Note correct way up of seal. Front of seal is held on with a wire band which is tensioned by a spring. Find spring, ours was on left side by hinge. Take a long nose pliers and locate in to eye of spring lift to ease tension and pull towards you. Wire band will now start to come off and towards you. Carefully pull wire off, all way round until it is completely off. Prise front of seal away from machine body, note the way it is attatched as it will help when reassembling. Next, push your hands in to back of seal feel all round as it will have to be done by touch. Gently and firmly pull seal down and away from its holding ring, at this time you will feel and see a tension spring coming away with it. Feel all around and try to note, (by touch) the hollow in the seal that this spring locates in. remove seal and spring. Take new seal, correct way round and up and push seal on to holding ring. I started at 12 o'clock and worked my way round on both sides. Once you get to 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock you will know if the seal has moved away from its correct position. (the holes at the bottom will not be at 6 o'clock) If this happens you will have to undo what you have done and re align seal. At the 3 & 9 o'clock position another pair of hands to hold seal at 3 o'clock is helpful this will allow you to concentrate on fitting seal bit by bit without fear of it slipping off. once this is on run your hands round the circumference to ensure that all of the seal is attatched. Next I linked the spring to itself and squeezed the hooks on it to ensure they did not come apart. Push the spring around the seal, hold at 12 o'clock in the groove, work your way carefully down both sides to around the 9 & 3 o'clock position. Another hand to hold spring at 3 o'clock will allow you to work your way down, around and up to 3 o'clock. Spring should now be all the way round the seal groove. Pull front of seal on to front panel lip, fit all way round, then fit wire band round, stretching at the final part the spring with the long nose pliers. This job took me around 25 minutes with the aid of my son. Hope this helps someone.

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• mickthetree
  4.0 out of 5

  great item, pig to fit 03 December 2008

  This is an exact replacement for my Bosch washing machine door seal. Take care to note where the inner spring clip goes when taking the old one off. It took me nearly an hour to get the new one in. Get yourself an extra pair of hands. makes it much easier. Price reflects the good quality of the component.

  Quality	5.0 out of 5
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• BRICKIE AYRSHIRE
  4.0 out of 5

  Did the job but 23 October 2008

  was very difficult for an lay man to fit. Even with my son as an extra pair of hands still took about 45 mins to fit. Sheer determination got us there! Some fitting tips would have been helpful

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