This video how to remove the transportation safety bolts from a washing machine.
Bosch washing machine remove transit bolts. Bosch Made-in-Germany i-DOS auto-dosing washing machines precisely dose the detergent for you fill up once wash up to 26 times. Bosch front load washing machine Removing Shipping Bolts. 30 Apr 2008.
Remove the plastic covers on the back of the washer that cover the transit bolt holes. After we moved our brand new Bosch axxis front loading washing machine was making the most horrific noise and walking all over the place with the new matching dryer stacked on top of it - the dryer would rattle part way off the washer and have to be held on during the spin cycle This was incred. I threw out the old plate and bolts thinking I wouldnt need them doh.
Failure to remove this will void the warranty so please refer to the appliance manual for additional guidance. 2nd wash huge banging from the drum. After that the bolt is lowered into the indentation on the opening of the body the hole looks like a pear shaped.
Failure to remove the transit bolts correctly apart from the potential for damage will mean that any fault or damage caused by failure to do this will. They are designed to hold the drum in a fixed position while being transported. On the bolt with a die the washers are pinched.
Possible take the lid off see if you have pulled any wires off if not is it still under gtee call bosch dont tell them you left bolts in otherwise you will be charged for it. And finally the transport bolt. Loosen the lock nuts using a WA17 wrench by turning it in a clockwise direction.
Anyone know where to get them from they dont seem to be listed as spares. The purpose of the transit bolts is mainly for the transport to the store and from the store to your house in big trucks by people who are in a hurry to load and unload machines from big rig trucks up and down stairs etc. The shipping bolts clamp the spring suspension system into a locked position and hence prevent it from being damaged during transit.