Replacing the drive belt, Cleaning the agitator assembly, Warning – Panasonic QUICKDRAW MC-V5117 User Manual

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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.

Unplug and turn the unit over Remove the lower
plate as descnbed in the Removing/lnstalling the
Lower Plate section Remove the agitator brush

assembly (carefully lift it out), and remove the worn

or broken belt from the agitator pulley and motor

drive shaft

Loop the new belt around the motor drive 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/lnstalling
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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