Changing the door seal on a Bosch Exxcel washing machine

[romark]

Hi just wondered if anybody could help out with a few tips for changing the door seal on a Bosch Exxcel washing machine as 'er indoors is getting mighty cheesed off with heavy staining from the rubber seal, I tried to do this a few years ago but had so much difficulty with the restraining springs I had to give up and call a local repairer who is no longer trading so thought I would give it another go.
If I remember right I tried to do it all from the top and front of the machine but having looked at a couple of Youtube vids it looks like the whole front has to come off, anybody tried to do it just from the front as getting the machine out from under in the first place is a pig of a job as it's so squashed between the wall and the tumble drier.

 

[foxhole]

Machine has to come out.

 

[mattylad]

youtube it.

 

[Solyom]

To get the spring back on I find it easier to tip the machine back, then put a long screwdriver through the door lock and the spring. Pull the spring around gasket towards the screwdriver. If you have someone to hold the screwdriver for you it might help more as they tend to slip.
Good luck

 

[SandyLyon]

Just replaced the door seal on our Bosch integrated washing machine for the very same reason as the OP, the original rubber was covered in mould and was staining some washes.

Watched a couple of videos on YouTube and 45 mins later the wife was washing away. The hardest part was getting the machine out and back in, as I said it is all built in.

The retaining clips went on easy enough with the help of a plastic bicycle tyre lever on the larger diameter one, all working and no leaks.