Replacing The Belt; Cleaning The Agitator - Panasonic QUICKDRAW MC-V7375 Operating Instructions Manual

A
WARNING
Personal
Injury
Hazard.
Be
careful
when
renjoving
agitator.
The
belt
tension
is
high. Failure to
do
so could
result
In
personal
injury
from agitator releasing quickly
and
snapping
away.
Place the carpet/bare
floor
selector
in
the carpet position.
Unplug and
turn the unit over.
Remove
the lower
plate
as described
in
the
REMOVING/ INSTALUNG
THE
LOWER
PLATE
Remove
the
agitator,
carefully
lift it
out,
and remove
the
worn
or
broken
belt
from the brush
pulley
and motor
shaft.
NOTE: The
two
brush supports
may come
off
along
with
the
two
washers as you
lift
the
agitator out.
DO
NOT
lose
the
two small
washers.
Loop
the
new
belt
around
the
motor
shaft
and
loop
it
around
the
brush
pulley.
See
illustration for
correct belt
routing.
Use
only a Panasonic
lype
UBS
drive
belt.
Before reinserting
the
agitator
make
sure the brush sup-
ports/washers are
on
correctly
See
illustration in
the
REPLACING THE AGITATOR
section.
After
checking the
brush supports,
reinstall
the agitator
back
into
the
housing grooves.
After
installing
the
agitator,
turn
it
by
hand making
sure
that the
belt
is
not twisted or pinched
and
all
rotating
parts turn freely
Replace
the
lower
plate
as
described
in
the
REMOVING/INSTALLING
THE
LOWER
PLATE
section.
lliEiiN
WiE
AGrTAtbR
Switch
off
the
vacuum
cleaner
and
unplug the
power
cord before cleaning the
agitator. In
order to
keep
the
cleaning efficiency high,
dean
the agitator
regularly.
Remove
the lower
plate
if
necessary.
See
the
REMOV-
ING/INSTALLING
THE
LOWER
PLATE
section
for
the
proper procedure.
Agitator
-
Cut
off
any
carpet
pile
and
lint
entangled
around
the agitator with
a
pair of
scissors
as
illustrated,
-
17-