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Be careful when removing agitator brush assembly.
The belt tension is high. Failure
to do so could result in personal injury from agitator brush assembly releasing
quickly and snapping away.
Unplug
and turn the unit over. Remove the lower plate as described in the Removing/Installing the
Lower
Plate section.
Remove the agitator brush aa
(carefully lift it out),
and remove the wom or broken belt from the agitator
pulley and motor drive shaft.
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CAUTION: The two end caps may cama off along with
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the two washers as you lift
the agitator assembly Out.
Do not lose the two small washers.
Loop the new belt around the motor drive shaft and loop
it around the agitator pulley. See illustration for correct
belt routing. Use only a Panasonic Type UB drive belt.
Before ag
un agitator brush assemb!y
make sure
that the end caps/washers are on correctly. (See the
illustration in the Replacing the Agitator Assembly section.)
Reinstall Agitator
After checking the end caps, reinstall the agitator brush assembly back into the housing grooves.
After installing the agitator brush assembly, turn it by hand making sure that the belt is not twisted
and all rotating parts turn freely. Replace the lower plate as described in the Removing/Installing
the Lower Plate section.
Switch off the vacuum cleaner and unplug the power
cord before cleaning the agitator assembly. In order
to keep the cleaning efficiency high, clean the agitator
assembly regularly. Remove the lower plate if necessary.
See the Removing/Installing the Lower Plate section
for the proper procedure.
Agitator assembly - Cut off any carpet pile and
lint entangled around the agitator assembly with
a pair of scissors as illustrated.
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