Repair of Bosch food processors: how to do it yourself, instructions, photos, price and video tutorials

Kitchen equipment is now in every home, someone uses only a mixer and a toaster, and most housewives have modern combines that perform all functions at once. They are able to speed up a number of complex and time-consuming processes, perform a variety of cutting and grinding, easily mix a cocktail or knead dough.

Thanks to such combines, there is no need to buy a dozen different devices in order to completely cover all your cooking needs. But one device has one motor, although some Bosch models have two of them. This means that the breakdown of this part can lead to the complete paralysis of all work in the kitchen.

Bosch food processor repair - identify possible problems and fix them

Causes of food processor malfunctions

This type of equipment has a lot of component parts and it is quite difficult to establish exactly what exactly broke. First of all, if the unit is under warranty, in no case should you disassemble it yourself so as not to violate the terms of the service agreement (see also article

It is worth thoroughly washing it, collecting all the documents that came with it and taking it to the nearest branded service center.

Advice: if the owner does not know where to carry the broken unit, you should carefully study the warranty card. It must have the phone number and address of the repair center.

However, there are times when the harvester is out of order after the end of the warranty period, in such a situation there are two logical ways out:

• take it to a repair shop;
• try to eliminate the cause of the malfunction yourself.

Details for Bosch

Frequent problems with Bosch equipment

To find out the cause of equipment breakdown, you need to carefully disassemble the case and inspect all internal parts. Perhaps the problem is in one of the plastic parts, which is easy to change with your own hands.

Individual spare parts can be purchased at a specialized store or in repair shops that disassemble used combines. The main advantage of self-replacement is the low cost of repair.

The most common breakdowns include:

• burned out engine - the device will not work at all;
• problems with engine parts or special control board - the harvester makes an unusual noise, smells like burnt wiring, or turns itself off from time to time;
• any attachment or lid retainer may break.

Having disassembled the case, you need to put aside any parts that look faulty. Burnt and broken elements must be replaced with new, original or similar ones.

If the malfunction belongs to the electronics section, for example, it is the control board that does not function, it also needs to be changed. But without special equipment and knowledge, it will be quite difficult to implement.

Combine disassembly diagram

1. Disconnect the device from the network. If the detailed instructions are not lost, we check the list of parts and check them sequentially.
2. We check the drive shaft, gearbox and electric drive.
3. Then comes the turn of the juicer, the main mixer disc and all the attachments.
4. We check the rest of the details - gears, containers, switches and brushes.

It is possible to repair the Bosch food processor yourself

If the problem is in the brush

Replacing the entire motor at once can be very expensive, the price for such a service is quite high, and it can be difficult to purchase the part itself in small towns. On the other hand, if during disassembly it turned out that it was not the winding or the control board that was faulty, but the usual brush, the cost of such a repair would be penny.

Most often, the malfunction of the brush is expressed in erasure, after which it ceases to press tightly against the rotor winding, which can cause the plastic to get very hot and smell like burnt when starting harvester.

Note: The brush is a graphite component that transmits current to a rotating shaft located in the rotor. Since graphite is soft enough, it can quickly wear out with regular use of the equipment, so it must be replaced periodically.

The dimensions of this part are about 2x1x0.7 cm, they may vary depending on the model.

Electric motor brushes

How to replace a brush

1. In a specialized shop, repair shop, on the market, we purchase a new brush for Bosch. You can go to a car shop, where you need to buy, for example, an inexpensive Zhiguli brush. It has a pressed-in copper conductor and will last much longer than a simple graphite conductor, but it will have to be "adjusted" with a file.
2. We insert the modified or branded part in its place: into a special rectangular hole where the part is clamped with a metal bracket.
3. We assemble the case and check the work, first at low speeds, and then at full power.

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Other breakdowns of kitchen equipment

Almost all breakdowns not related to the operation of the motor can be divided into two groups:

• a plastic part has broken: lever, switch, latch;
• dull knives.

If the replacement of plastic elements is very clear - bought, installed, launched, then sharpening the blades of the combine knives with your own hands is a rather laborious and demanding process (see also the article on japanese kitchen knives).

There are three main ways of this procedure:

1. We carry the apparatus or only knives to the nearest home, where they are sharpening. The result will be guaranteed and fairly inexpensive.
2. You can use an abrasive stone for turning. But you need to be careful, any wrong angle when pressed can break off a piece of the knife or make it even dumber.
3. Also, craftsmen use ordinary sandpaper, preferably size 5. But working with sandpaper is even more difficult than with a whetstone. The result will be fast, cheap, but not always of high quality.

Photo of a working harvester

Maintenance of kitchen appliances

So that you do not have to urgently spend a large amount of money for the repair of your equipment, you should take care of proper care in advance (see also the article on cleaning the kitchen).

There are several simple rules to extend the service life of any kitchen appliance:

1. After each use, all parts must be rinsed with warm water, if necessary with detergent, and wiped dry. This will allow the knives not to dull for a long time, and the plastic parts will shine like new.
2. The main compartment of the case, where the motor is located, just needs to be wiped with a damp cloth so that water does not get inside.
3. Once a year, after the end of the warranty period, you need to disassemble the combine and check if any part has started to burn, if the brush has worn out. If you change the "weak" part in advance, it will not cause damage to other elements. How one or another model of a combine is understood can be seen in numerous videos on the Internet.

Conclusion

If your food processor breaks down, don't rush to the repair shop right away. You should wash the device, carefully disassemble and check, perhaps all problems are due to one plastic gear or a soldered wire.

But in the event that the problem could not be established on your own, you should trust the specialists of the service center, who have both experience in repairing such equipment and the necessary materials.