To Remove Belt - Kenmore Sears 116 Owner's Manual

T CHANGINGAND BRUSHCLEANING
Electrical Shock Or Personal Injury Hazard
Disconnect electrical supply before servicing or
cleaning the unit. Failure to do so could result in
electrical shock or personal injury from cleaner
suddenly starting.
Frequently check and remove hair. string and lint
build-up in the brush area. If build-u p becomes
excessive, follow the steps below:
To remove belt:
Disconnect power cord from electrical outlet.
Lower the handle cam pletely.
1 Turn the unit
| over so the
| brush assembly
| and base
I plate a re
"_ Brush
in
Lift the front wheels
_._ _ _'x_x_\_
to gain easy _.\_ \ _.,_/.
access to the two _" _--_/_"_
latches. Locate \\v k_. /_.--'_ _.x_"'_-=P_-'_
the two latches
\_ _lk--'/_
which secure the _ i._////I_,_-_
base p.ate.
Latch
Latch
To unlock the base plate, slide the left latch to the
left and the right latch to the right.
Lift the base
plate to
uncover the
brush assembly
and belt.
_._ Position hands on
_ _/.x,,._, ,_ the brush
_, _ ,_-_-,_-_\ Mo_or assembly, lfthe
\x_, _ --.,_,_,?_.. belt issti,
_x,\_2i'_-k_ attached to the
_'-_-- o,__ roller there will be
_._'_/._ \ tension o nthe
_._r__/._,- _ brush assembly. If
','_ _ _" belt is not brdken
| "_-"_ remove it fro_ the
I../ _ motor drive shaft
r ' "-t before lifting _he
I / brush assembly.
Personal Injury Hazard
Be careful when removing brush assembly, the belt
tension is high. Failure to do so could result in
personal injury from brush assembly releasing qulcklv
and mapping away.
Carefully lift the right end of the brush assembly _and
then lift the left end
Carefully
remove the
end cap and
washer from
each end and
lay them aside.
See exploded
view.
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