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REPLACING THE DRIVE BELT
WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard
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.
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Unplug and tum the unit over Remove the lower
plate as descnbed in the Removing/lnstalling the
Lower Plate section
Remove the agitator brush
C/
assembly (carefully lift it out), and remove the worn
ft
or broken belt from the agitator pulley and motor
drive shaft
Lift Agitator Up
Loop the new belt around the motor dnve shaft and
then loop it around the agitator pulley Use only a
Panasonic Type UB drive belt
Before reinserting the agitator brush assembly make
sure that the end caps are on correctly (See the
illustration in the Replacing the Agitator
Assembly section)
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
CLEANING THE AGITATOR ASSEMBLY
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/lnstalling 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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