Panasonic MC-V5237 Operating Instructions Manual page 15

Tl WARNING
Personal
Injury Hazard.
Be
careful
when
removing
agitator.
The
teil
ton^tm
Is high. Failure to
do so
could
result
in
persona!
injury
from
agitator releasing quickly
artd
snapping
away.
Unplug and
turn the
unit over.
Remove
the lower
plate
as described
in
the
REMOVING/INSTALLING
THE
LOWER
PLATE
section.
Remove
the
felt
packing.
Remove
the
agitator
by
carefully
fitting
it
out,
and remove
the
worn
or
broken
belt
from
the
agitator puiley
and motor
shaft.
Loop
the
new
belt
around
the
motor
shaft
and
loop
It
around
the
agitator puiley
See
Illustration for
correct
belt
routing.
Use
only a Panasonic Type
UBS
drive
belt.
Before
reinserting the agitator
make
sure
the
brush sup-
ports are
on
correctly.
See
illustration in
the
REPLACING
THE
AGITATOR
section.
After checking the brush
supports,
reinstall
the
agitator
back
Into
the housing grooves and
replace the
felt
packing. 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
tn
the
REIWOVING/INSTALLING
THE
LOWER
PLATE
section.
TOR
Switch
off
the
vacuum
cleaner
and
unplug
the
power
cord
before cleaning the
agitator. In
order
to
keep
the
cleaning
efficiency high,
clean the
agitator regularly
Remove
the lower
plate
if
necessary.
See
the
REMOV-
ING/INSTALLING
THE LOWER
PUVTE
section
for
the proper procedure.
Agitator
-
Cut
off
any
carpet
pile
and
lint
entangled around
the agitator with
a
pair of
scissors
as
illustrated.
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