Bissell 58K5 - Manual (Page 10)

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aintenance and care
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You should check your vacuum cleaner’s
rotating floor brush and drive belt regu-
larly for wear or damage. You should also
clean the brush and brush ends of strings,
hair and carpet fibers. This type of debris
can wrap around the brush and hamper
its ability to effectively clean your carpet.
Also remove any debris that has accumu-
lated under the brush cover.
1. Unplug the vacuum from electrical outlet.
2. Place handle in low position and turn vacuum
cleaner over so bottom side is facing up.
3. Remove the two screws marked 2 and
4. Once the screws are removed, lift tab
1 and release the three latches in order
marked 2 - 4. Lift off the brush cover
4. Grasp rotating floor brush at both ends and lift.
5. Clean strings, hair and other debris from
rotating floor brush, paying particular
attention to brush ends.
6. Clean strings, hair and other debris from
motor pulley and drive belt areas.
7. Check drive belt carefully for wear, cuts or
stressed areas.
8. Check air passageway for obstructions.
Remove debris from this area.
9. Insert front edge of the brush cover and
rotate into place. Snap the latches and
replace the two screws.
Replace drive belt
1. Unplug the vacuum from electrical outlet.
2. With rotating floor brush removed from vacuum
cleaner (Steps 1-4 of check rotating floor brush
and drive belt), grasp old drive belt and remove
from motor pulley. Discard the old drive belt.
Check rotating floor brush and drive belt
3.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of injury
from moving parts, turn
vacuum cleaner off and
disconnect power plug from
electrical outlet.
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2 3
4
8.
Motor
Pulley
Air Passageway