Bosch door removal
I need to remove the door on my Bosch WAS24466GB. Two screws hold the hinge in place. Is it safe to remove them or will nuts, or whatever is on the other side, fall inside?
I would rather not have to remove the front cover.
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Bosch WAS24466GB door hinge screws can be removed without nuts falling inside
- The problem
- The owner of a Bosch WAS24466GB washing machine wanted to remove the door and asked whether removing the two hinge screws would cause nuts or fixings behind the front panel to fall into the machine.
- Likely cause
- No fault was reported. The issue was uncertainty about how the door hinge is secured on this model.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was to disconnect the washing machine from the mains, remove the front clamp band if fitted, peel the door seal away from the door frame, and reach behind while undoing the screws to check or hold any rear fixings. The owner then confirmed that on the Bosch WAS24466GB there are no nuts behind the hinge screws, so the screws can be removed and nothing drops inside.
- Checks to try
- Disconnected the washing machine from the mains
- Removed or checked the front clamp band holding the door seal
- Peeled the door seal away from the door frame
- Checked behind the hinge area while undoing the screws
- Confirmed there were no nuts on the back on Bosch WAS24466GB
Safety: Disconnect the washing machine from the mains before removing the door or working around the hinge area.
3 Answers
You would need to disconnect the washing machine from the mains. Then remove the front clamp band holding the door seal in place if fitted and then peel away the door seal from the door frame on the casing. This will allow you to put your hand behind whilst unscrewing the screws. You will be able to tell if there is anything to drop down or not. Or you will be able to hold onto it if there is.
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Thanks. I did what you suggested. In case anyone else has the same question, there are no nuts on the back on the Bosch WAS24466GB. You can safely remove the screws and nothing drops inside.
Thanks for the update.
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