Belt Changing; To Remove Belt; To Replace Belt - Kenmore 116.29319 Use & Care Manual

Always follow all safety precautions when performing maintenance on the PowerMate.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Or Personal Injury Hazard.
Always turn off and unplug vacuum cleaner before performing maintenance to the
vacuum cleaner. Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury from
vacuum cleaner suddenly starting.
BELT CHANGING AND AGITATOR CLEANING
TO REMOVE BELT
1. Turn PowerMate
upside down.
2. Unscrew two (2)
PowerMate cover
screws.
3. Turn PowerMate _J _--_ ...........
right side up. Press ___,
handle release
pedal and lower
the swivel. Lift __ _:_'_
and side __ rear
latches up.
Side Rear
Latch Latches
4. To remove covert
grasp the sides and
pull out.
5. Lift agitator
assembly out
and remove
worn belt.
6. Check and clean end cap areas. See TO
CLEAN AGITATOR section and AGITATOR
ASSEMBLY illustration for picture of
complete agitator assembly.
TO REPLACE BELT
1. Install new
belt over
motor drive,
then over
belt path.
Agitator End Cap
NOTE: See PARTS
AND FEATURES
for Belt number.
2. Place agitator
assembly back
into PowerMate.
3. Lineup front
of cover and
base. Rest
cover on front
edge of base as
shown.
T
Cover
Base
;ide Rear
Latch Latches
4. Rotate cover
back. Press cover
firmly until side
and rear latches
snap into place.
Make sure there is no gap between the
cover and base.
5. Turn PowerMate upside down and re-
place two (2) cover screws.
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