Fitting a door panel for an integrated machine

Hi - heres the instructions for you - have fun.....

Removal of Cabinet

(Do not use decorative panel to move the machine)

1. Isolate power supply.

2. Remove service and decorative panels (refer Section 6.1).

3. Ease machine forward for all round access. Be careful not to damage floor coverings.

4. Remove two screws from bottom sides of cabinet rear.

5. Remove the top screws on left and right hand sides of the cabinet rear.

6. Remove two screws securing the rear bottom panel.

7. Remove five screws securing the stainless steel frame to cabinet wrapper at front of machine. These are located behind the sound gasket and service panel.

8. Withdraw the cabinet assembly away from the machine.

Refitting: Refit in reverse manner. Fitting the top centre screw in the cabinet wrapper first, makes fitting the cabinet easier.

6.9 Removal of Door Tension Springs

(Do not use decorative panel to move the machine)

Location: The door tension springs are located either side of the machine and are

fitted to the chassis base and door quadrants by means of the end hooks of

these springs.

After isolating the machine from the power supply:

1. Ease machine forward for all round access.

2. Remove service panel (Refer Section 6.1).

3. Remove two screws in the cabinet wrapper exposed by the Service Panel.

4. Remove the springs from the quadrants and the chassis base using pliers.

Refitting: Refit in reverse manner.

6.10 Removal of Hinge Assemblies

(Do not use decorative panel to move machine)

Location: The hinge assemblies are located either side of the door and retained by means of two rivets on each side to the inner door panel.

After isolating the machine from the power supply:

1. Remove service & decorative panels (refer Section 6.1).

2. Remove outer door panel (refer Section 6.2).

3. Remove cabinet (refer Section 6.7).

4. Remove door tension springs (refer Section 6.8).

5. Remove quadrant grommets.

6. Open door fully and drill out the two rivets from the hinge assembly on inner door panel.

7. Hinge assembly can now be removed from inner door and cabinet.

Note: Hinges should be replaced one at a time. Repeat procedure six and seven for other hinge. Hinge guide quadrants can now be removed by depressing sides and pulling free of slot if need be.

Refitting: Refit in reverse manner using 3/16 monal rivets to secure the hinges to the inner door.

Hi,
when removing most vehicle interior door panels, a little jiggling is often required. However, double check and ensure that you have removed all securing screws and GENTLY pulled the panel and the plastic push-studs that secure it to the door sheet metal.
Check that there is not a "finishing" piece at the door lever opening which will have to be GENTLY removed and there may be a panel securing screw hidden behind it. Sometimes it is just easier to remove the securing screws from the actual door lever which should result in more area to work with.

Lift the fully released door panel up slightly, then rotate it untill you see the aperture is diagonal to the door lever opening, then carefully ease the panel out past the door lever.

A word of warning all modern carts use plastic securing / holding sevices, like push-studs, clips, 1/2 clip[s etc. They are extremely brittle and break very easily. Exercise extreme caution when removing the panel and even more when re-fitting it to the door. Do NOT force any fitting into it's receptacle unless you are POSITIVE it is in alignment. You might like to put some liquid soap on the plastic securing pins /studs/etc. The soap will ease the entry and will not harm any fittings and will eject it's self in a short period of time.

You may wish to invest in a trim removal tool. They are inexpensive and will pay for it's self the first time that you use it.

Good luck.

Hi Chasmolly

Remove the inner stainless door panel by taking out the self tapping screws around the edge this will expose the door lock mech at the top
You will notice a small white plastic spigot protruding out from the lock mech,grip it with a pair of pliers and rotate to adjust the door lock pre load
It should snap shut and squash up the seal,do not do it to tight so you rip the trip panel off trying to open it !

Good Luck

This video will show you how to change a door seal on this bosch

Ok - I will answer my own problem seeing as though I have now fitted it!
1. remove door (2 screws)
2. There is a tensioned wire loop holding the front part of the boot seal in position. - prize off the plastic cap at the 11 o'clock position, all will become clear and you will be able to remove the wire loop.
3. Remove top of washing machine (2 allen screws behind caps at the front.
4. Remove soap dispenser draw and any screws holding the front control panel and top of the door.
5. Remove bottom front plinth (just pull it off) underneath are a couple of screws holding the front panel part of the machine, remove these.
6. Remove front of machine giving you access to the steel band which locks the other end of the boot seal in position. Slacken this band right back using a nut-spinner screwdriver. Pull off the old boot and clean the lip ready for fitting of the new boot.
7. Fit new boot seal using a squirt of washing up liquid as lubricant if needed (mine didn't) to reseat the seal.
8. Refit and tension steel band.
9. Re-assemble front panel, ease boot back into front lip position then refit wire loop using a suitable pair of pliers/molegrips to crimp the retaining plastic cap back in situ.

so you have the door panel off right? usually there is holes around the opening were the previous speaker were. you can screw them into the door as long as you dont go all the way thru it.

Hi Gareth. I fitted a door to my Hotpoint hsz2321L today. I used self tapping screws through the brackets into the fridge door sides. Looking at the old fridge that came out showed that this was the method used previously. No seal is broken and so the fridge is working perfectly. I do have an issue re-fitting the door onto the new fridge though. The pivot hinge on my fridge doesnt give enough clearance and so it catches on the unit at the side of it. The old fridge (a Bosch) cad cabinet hinges that would sort of concertina out to give clearence. Anyway, good luck.

My Neff integrated dishwasher has two holding screws in the top corners and then two hidden screms half way down the side behind plastic covers. Loosen these side screws, remove the top two corner screws and then the door cover/panel should lift out of two lugs at the bottom.

take off inner door panel, lower track and put the window back in. If parts on track are broken buy new ones. Use urathain to reinstall window.

open the front door. On each side of the inside of the door are various long screws, unscrew these and the old door will fall off. discard the old door and follow the same steps in reverse to put the new door on. It took me 10 mins to do. Hope this helps