Product review (5 stars): Great Product and Fast Delivery but........Challenging Install!
Like many others, I read reviews and watched You Tube videos on how to install this product. The door gasket "washer boot" arrived faster than I thought it would. The package included product information and the outer/ inner gasket rings. The removal of the old gasket took less than a minute. It was the installation that took awhile.....three hours. However, if I was to do it again, I could do the install in half the time.

My recommendations include removing the door, front panel, and concrete stabilizers on either side of the drum. I tried to get cute and do it first without removing the concrete blocks but I realized I couldn't assure that the gasket was seated properly without visualizing the gasket behind the concrete blocks. Therefore, I went ahead and removed the blocks to be safe. Once the gasket was seated, next came the retaining ring. My suggestion is to watch the You Tube video that shows the "how to" on a Bosch 300/ 500, especially the part where he braces the retaining ring with a screw driver wedged between the concrete block. I reinstalled the right side concrete block and installed the retaining ring identical to the video and it worked great! I didn't spend a lot of time on that part. I then reassembled the left concrete block and continued reassembling the rest of the washer parts that I had removed. After seating the other half of the gasket, I attempted several tries at placing the retaining ring over the gasket. I then found another You Tube video and watched how the person demonstrating this part completed the seating of the retaining ring. I then followed the same method and it worked perfectly.

I also took time to clean out the drain trap at the bottom of the machine. Again, there is a You Tube video on how to do this and though it is simple, I recommend using their technique of having a shop vac running as you're loosening the plug.

Have fun!!