Panasonic Ultra Pro MC-V300 - Manual (Page 15)

REPLACINGTHE BELf
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WARNING
Personal Injury Hazard.
Be careful when removing agitator. The belt tension is high. Faiiure to do so could result
in personal Injury from agitator releasing quidcty 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, carefully lift it out, and remove the
worn or broken belt from the brush pulley and motor shaft.
NOTE: The two end caps may come off along with the two
washers as you lift the agitator out. DO NOT lose the two
small washers.
Loop the new belt around the motor shaft and loop it
around the brush pulley. See illustration for correct belt
routing. Use only a Panasonic Type UB8 drive belt.
Before reinserting the agitator make sure the end
caps/washers are on correctly. See illustration in
the REPLACING THE BRUSHES section.
After checking the end caps, reinstall the agitator back into the housing grooves. After installing
the agitator, turn it by hand making sure that the belt Is not twisted or pinched and all rotating
parts turn freely. Replace the lower plate as described in the REMOVING/INSTALLING THE
LOWER PLATE section.
INGTHE AGfTATOR
Switch off the vacuum cleaner and unplug the power
cord before cleaning the agitator. In order to keep the
cleaning efficiency high, clean the agitator regularly.
Remove the lower plate if necessary. See the REMOV­
ING/INSTALLING THE LOWER PLATE section
for the proper procedure.
Agitator - Cut off any carpet pile and lint
entangled around the agitator with a pair of
scissors as illustrated.
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