Service Instructions - Windsor Versamatic VSE I-3 User Manual

Service Instructions

To remove the dust bag housing
(2) from the vacuum motor
housing (1) take off the back
cover and remove the four large
screws.
Keeping the power head attached,
the dust bag housing can be
eased off.
To remove the vacuum motor, first
detach the two black wires from
the terminal block.
When replacing ensure that the
motor support is fully located onto
the motor cover.
The motor cover should then be
firmly located onto the vacuum
motor and the motor, with its
cover and support, firmly seated
into position as shown in the
When properly seated the motor
cannot be turned.
Replace motor seal.
To remove the power head cover,
take off the brush strip access
cover (24) and remove the four
large screws from underneath the
chassis, The cover can then be
lifted off.
Changing the brush roller:
Push the belt (29) off the motor
pulley (30) and remove the four
screws which hold in the brush
bearing blocks. Lift out the
bearing blocks evenly. When re-
placing the roller with the bearing
blocks, push downwards keeping
the roller parallel with the chassis.
To remove the brush roller pulley
(31) hold the roller In one hand
and turn the pulley in a clockwise
direction.
To remove the motor pulley (36)
insert a screwdriver into a groove
and give a light tap in an anti-
clockwise direction. The
loosened pulley can then be
removed.
The switch housing cover is removed by taking out the three screws then lifting off.
Circuit Board (33) can be removed by loosening screw (32).
Changing the Electronic
Controller (34):
Disconnect the lead from the
motor. Lift the controller up-
wards from the motor. Lift the
controller upwards from its
location and then disconnect the
lead from the swivel neck.
To remove the swivel neck (35)
take out the two small screws (36)
from the swivel neck supports
(37) then lift the swivel neck
assembly from the chassis. On
re-assembly check that the leads
from the swivel neck do not
become trapped when the power
head cover is replaced.
To remove the swivel neck cover,
take out the retaining screw and
slide the cover (36) downwards
then lift out. On re-assembly
check that the leads do not be-
come trapped.
To remove the axle assembly
unscrew the three screws and
take off the axle clamps.
Before replacing, lightly grease
the axle. To replace, hook one end
of the spring on the axle then grip
the other end with a pair of pliers
and turn about a quarter of a turn.
Keeping the wheels at the ends of
the axle press the axle assembly
black into place.