How to Troubleshoot & Replace Bosch AP4566890 / 00701333 Boot Gasket

Took gasket off to reach door lock. Took door lock off and plugged in the new one. Replaced gasket with a new one while we had it off. 

Parts arrived super fast as has been past experiences with appliance parts pros. Removed the door seal and had access to door latch solenoid which required a torx driver set to remove and a couple of electrical connections. Door seal was difficult to install especially the retaining springs which required an extra set hands to hold it while I worked the retention spring clamps into place. Took about an hour start to finish. 

This was the first problem with our Bosch 500 series front loader in 11 years! Boot gasket and clamps arrived quickly and were the correct parts. Removed washer top and control panel OK but bottom front access panel was just a plastic snap on affair and I broke off one of the tabs when pulling off. Why can't they just use a couple of screws instead? Once the access panel was off the door came right off and the old boot gasket (lots of yucky stuff on the inside) came out. New boot gasket fit nicely on the drum and the inner spring clamp went on easily. The outer spring clamp for the door was a real pain, finally needed another pair of hands to assist and lots of arm strength to pull spring open enough to seat it properly. Washer is like new, runs great! Worth the effort. Just need a star drive screwdriver. 

The part from AppliancePartsPro arrived very quickly. I watched a video on youtube on how to install a similar boot. Removed the front clamp, took the top off the washer, removed the front control panel and front door panel. Remove the inner clamp and detergent pipe clamp. This allowed me to take off the old boot. Put the new boot in its place. The clamp went on fairly simply. Put the door back on and mounted the outside seal to the door panel, and that clamp went on really well starting from the opposite side of the spring and using my thumbs to guide the clamp onto the seal. Putting a small amount of detergent on the clamp help as well. I was in and out in less than an hour. Much faster than I thought. 

It was easy replacing it, with right part from appliance parts pros. 

Took the top off and the front. Removed the two clamps to gain access to the door boot. Remove the old boot and Installed the new one. Works good 

Replaced the worn Door Boot with a new one from you. 

After customer service helped me find the part number, I ordered and the part arrived the next day. All of the videos I watched on Youtube were informative but none were of my model. Once I figured out where the screws for the front panel were. I found the heads were rusted and couldn't be removed. I was still able to replace the boot with the front panel on but it took much longer than expected, probably 2+ hours. 3 stainless screws would have made all the difference but this is the first issue I have had with this machine in more than 5 years. Bosch makes a good product and AppliancePartsPros.com. helps me keep it running. 

Watched a Youtube video, easy & worked great. 

Purchased a new rubber boot.