Checking Rotating Floor Brush And; Replacing Drive Belt - Samsung SU8860 User Manual

Maintenance
CHECKING RotAtING FLooR BRusH AND DRIvE BELt
You should check your vacuum cleaners rotating floor brush and drive belt
regularly for wear or damage. You should also clean the brush and brush ends
of strings, hair, and carpet fibers. These can wrap around the brush and hamper
its ability to effectively clean your carpet. Also remove any debris that has
accumulated under the brush cover.
1. Unplug cleaner from electrical outlet.
2. Place handle in low position and turn vacuum cleaner
over so bottom side is up.
3. Remove the six screws as shown with a screwdriver.
4. Remove the brush cover from the floor brush.
5. Grasp rotating floor brush at both ends and lift.
6. Clean string, hair and other debris from rotating floor
brush, paying particular attention to brush ends.
7. Clean string, hair and other debris from motor pulley
and drive belt areas.
8. Check drive belt carefully for wear, cuts or stressed
areas.
9. Check air passageway for obstructions. Remove debris
from this area.
Rotating floor brush could cause the fringe of a
rug to become tangled within cleaner.
CAUTION
Use caution and turn off the floor brush when
vacuuming throw rugs with fringe.

REPLACING DRIvE BELt

1. Unplug cleaner from electrical outlet.
2. With rotating floor brush removed from vacuum
cleaner, grasp old drive belt and remove from motor
pulley. Discard old drive belt.
3. Place new drive belt over motor pulley and stretch
other end over rotating floor brush in the space
between the bristles.
4. Place ends of rotating floor brush down into slots on
sides as shown.
5. T urn rotating floor brush by hand several times in
the direction of motor pulley. If properly installed, drive
belt will center itself on rotating brush crown.
6. Reposition brush cover and screws. Tighten screws securely.
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