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Operation Operation
Replacing agitator belt
(Models 8900, 8925 & 8955 only)
• Disconnect the vacum cleaner from the
electrical outlet.
• Turn the unit over and remove the bottom plate as
described in the preceding section.
• Move carpet/floor selector to floor position.
• Remove the vented support fitting (diagram 18).
Note the position of the support fitting before it is
removed so that it can be reinstalled properly.
• Rotate belt so that the linkage rod can be removed
(diagram 19). Slide linkage rod out and move the
carpet/floor selector to carpet position and let rod
rest behind brush roll compartment (diagram 20).
• Remove agitator and worn or broken belt
(diagram 21).
• Loop the new belt around the motor drive shaft
and the agitator pulley.
• Reinstall the agitator into the housing while making
sure that the positioning fork faces down and
straddles the support guide (diagram 22).
• Reinstall linkage rod by moving carpet/floor
selector to the floor position.
• Rotate belt away from linkage rod, then install
linkage rod into brush roll.
• Rotate agitator pulley, making sure that the belt is
not twisted (diagram 24).
• Reinsert the vented support fitting. Reinstall
bottom plate (See "How to Install Bottom Plate").
Replacing agitator belt
How to Replace Agitator Belt (All Other Models)
• Disconnect the vacum cleaner from the
electrical outlet.
• Turn the unit over and remove the bottom plate as
described in the preceding section.
• Remove the vented support fitting (diagram 23).
• Take out the agitator and remove the worn or broken
belt from the agitator pulley and the motor drive shaft
(diagram 24).
• Loop the new belt around the agitator pulley and the
motor drive shaft (diagram 25).
• Re-insert the agitator back into the housing (diagram 26).
•
Turn the agitator by hand, making sure the belt is not
twisted and all rotating parts move smoothly (diagram 27).
• Re-insert the vented support fitting. Be sure that the
vented support fitting is in place before fastening the
bottom plate to the two ribs at the front end of the
housing (See "How To Install Bottom Plate").
• Check to see if the belt is stretched, cracked or if
excessive slipping has occurred. Replace if needed.
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Agitator Pulley
Motor
Drive
Shaft
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