BELT CHANGING
_AIwoys unplug power cord from electrical_
_outlet before performing maintenance to_
|the vacuum cleaner.
Replace belt whenever a burning rubber
smelt caused by excessive slippage
OCCURS.
1. Lay vacuum cleaner on floor with the
bottom up and nozzle flat.
'2. Remove three (3) screws from the
lower plate. Lift off lower plate.
,_ CAUTION
3. Remove agitator by carefully lifting
out.
4. Remove worn or broken belt.
5. Clean agitator (see AGITATOR,
CLEANING p. 20).
1. Loop new belt around motor shaft and
agitator belt groove.
'2. Reinstall agitator back into nozzle by
placing end caps into grooves.
ShaftJ "_,,__'__B;it Groove
Slot-/ _-End Cap
3. Reinstall lower plate by aligning tabs
on front edge of lower plate with slots in
the nozzle and rotating to installed
position.
-Tabs
Slots
4. Reinstall three (3) screws to the lower
plate.
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