Bosch 00154074 Latch OEM Part

Unsnapped and removed door cover to expose back of door latch. Removed two small screws and replaced with new part from appliancepartspros.com. Also needed needle nose pliers to remove broken piece in latch mechanism.

Removed the door by placing head of small flathead screwdriver on seam at corner of door and gently drawing it along seam on top edge. The seam opened immediately. Then I ran head of screwdriver down the side and removed door opening side seam. Using Allen wrench, I removed screws holding latch in place. Pulled out broken latch and replaced it reusing existing screws. Snapped door back in place. I am in my mid-70's, don't do a lot of DYI projects and was apprehensive about removing door because I couldn't find instructions or online video and I didn't want to make the problem bigger. Called Bosch service company I have used and was advised repair would be $125 plus part. Facing a third trip to the laundromat and inspired by the stories of others making the repair I opted to give it a try and voila! T'was indeed a snap.

Frankly, it was a snap - or un-snap if you will. The back panel of the door just pops off of the Bosch drier and the torx screws that secure the latch readily accepted my metric hex key set. I saved at least a couple weeks doing this myself rather than hassling the apartment super and waiting on two trips by the building custodian.

Ordered the part, looked at the a site that described how to remove the drier door cover to be able to access the screws holding the broken latch Ordered the new latch which arrived in 2 days Removed the old latch, installed the new latch Drier works

Followed the advise of the 70-year old gentleman who fixed his dryer. Followed his instructions and worked great. Didn't even remove door from dryer. Used flat head screw driver to gradually remove door then removed old latch with a "metric hex key". Installed new piece, secured screws, and placed door back on dryer. Worked great. Thanks again to the on-line posters. Steve