Washing Machine Help Forum

[Tynan]

Hello all

A fairly old and much repaired but trusty Bosch WFF1201GB has seemingly stripped the programme selector dial

The Mother in law says it got stiff and then jammed on programme 2, ran that and thereafter was completely loose, just rotates freely

I can certainly confirm the last part

Is it 'merely' a case of changing a part and can someone vaguely competent tackle that? I've done brushes, belt and the plastic bit that detects water n the drum so would like to patch it up for another year

That and now drown in the family's washing before the end of the week, money is a bit bloody tight

Thanks
Tynan

[odom]

Depends what's wrong with it. If it's just broken the connection between the fascia and module, then a careful superglue job would be relatively inexpensive. Check by removing the lid WITH POWER OFF and checking whether the green plastic shaft from the PCB is damaged or not. Turn carefully with a pair of long nosed pliers if you're not sure.

If the timer has gone,, or if the green shaft is too badly damaged to patch together, you'll need a new module. These are the best part of £200, or someone in the trade to get you a reconditioned one, which will cost about £50.

Apart from anything else, it certainly proves the rule that most expensive repairs are caused by the user trying to continue using the machine when the bearings are shot/timer is sticking etc.

[Tynan]

Hi and thanks for that

good lord power off, my timidity is my greatest weakness

£200! jeez, the whole thing was £350 (quite some time ago admittedly)

I'm a little annoyed with the mother in law whose story between 'it stuck' and 'it spins round' is rather vague, ah well

thank-you, I'll have a crack tomorrow hopefully and see what's what and report back

Good night
Tynan

[Penguin45]

P/no 265574 will solve your problem. This is the small insert panel on the facia with the two knobs on it. Around £20 - spares@ukwhitegoods.co.uk will be able to supply for you promptly.

Odom posts as though he's a repairer, we do not know who he is and he does not have trade access on the site. I would suggest that you ignore advice given.

The standard reason for the failure that you describe is grease accumulating between the knob and the control panel causing the mechanism to stiffen and ultimately fail.

Penguin45,
Moderator.

[Tynan]

I like that answer a lot better

Thank-you very much for that clarification, I'll have a look today and £20 I think I can find

Much appreciated
Tynan

[Tynan]

Right, all good news I think, I managed to get the fascia part off and as you said, the two plastic bits that engaged with the other plastic bit threaded onto the shaft had snapped

I've manually guestimated a program turning the shaft by hand and it's now washing which gets me out of short term trouble

Now, not wanting to sound cheap but would I get away with trying to glue the bit that threads onto the shaft directly onto the program selector rather than it presumably clipping on as before?

I can see it's meant to have some play in it but there'd be a couple of bits still left to move

If I tried that and it didn;t work, would the replacement part come with the bit that threads onto the shaft as well, ie I could fit a whole new part?

it's lovely to hear it washing but it's not cosmetically plesing, the not entirely satisfactory builder did a very precise job of builing it into a cupboard, mains cable threaded through a 2x2 and plugged into a loose mains socket hanging from the top of the cupboard behind the dryer, and the cupboard too narrow to actually pull either machine out, had to remove a piece of trim

still, a wins a win, nearly

as for the grease accumulating and making the dial stiff, the dial moves very freely and the shaft moves ok, bit firm, can it just be wear and tear and fatigue? it has done about a million washes over 11 years and counting

so, try and glue/bodge the part?

many thanks
Tynan

[Tynan]

I don't think the part provided earlier in the thread is the one needed.

On mine the fascia runs the full width of the machine, including the frame of the detergent drawer and the buttons on the left side of centre, apart from that it looks identical

[Tynan]

sorry about me, that is in deed and of course the right part, I'm managed to get that bit seperate from the main fascia, damn tight fit!