Shark APL1172 N - Manual (Page 6)

Changing The Rotating Brush, Gear Box & Squeegee
1. Remove the extension tube handle from the sweeper power head.
2. Turn the sweeper power head upside down being careful not to accidentally turn
the unit “On”.
3. Remove the brush cover.
4. Push in on the locking tab of the gear box and lift the gear box to remove.
(Fig. 12 & Fig 13)
Lift
Fig. 13
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Fig. 15
Fig. 14
Fig. 12
Locking
tab Gear box
Gear box
tabs
5. Lift the brush bar end cap up from the slot. (Fig. 14)
6. Pull the brush bar out from the bushing and slip off the belt to remove the brush
bar. (Fig. 15)
7. Insert the new brush bar by first inserting the brush bar into the bushing on the end
opposite the driver belt (Fig. 15)
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Care And Maintenance
To improve the performance and life of your unit, we recommend you do the
following:
1. Once a month clean the unit with a dry cloth, including the chamber which the dust
container fits into. Remove any hair, fiber or other materials that may have built up
in the chamber, and on the rotating brush.
2. Don’t use abrasive materials to clean the sweeper. Do not immerse the unit in
water.
3. Do not pick up liquids or use on wet floors.
4. Do not use on concrete, tar or similar rough surfaces.
5. Don’t pick up pieces of string or fabrics with the sweeper.
6. Do not clean tasseled or frayed carpets with the sweeper.
Fig. 16
8. Slip the belt over the brush bar cap.
9. Insert the brush bar into the slot. (Fig. 14)
10. Insert the gear box tabs into the tab slots and push down until it clicks into place.
11. To replace the squeegee, follow instructions above for removing the gear box and
slide the squeegee out from left to right. (Fig. 16)
Changing the Belt
If you find that the belt has broken and it needs replacing:
1.
Remove the brush cover. (Fig. 11)
2. Push in on the locking tab of the gear box and lift gear box to remove. (Fig. 12 & 13)
3. Push in on the locking tab of the belt access panel and lift off to remove. (Fig. 17)
4. Using a pair of tweezers, remove any leftover bits of the belt that might still be
there.
5. Pull the brush bar out of the bushing. (Fig. 14)
6. Using a new belt, insert it into the opening until it is in all the way.
7. Using a pair of tweezers, insert them into the belt access panel and lift the new belt
over the back gear.
8. Slide the belt over the brush bar cap and then insert the brush bar into the slot.
(Fig. 14)
9. Insert the gear box tabs into the tab slots and push down until it clicks into place.
10. Press the belt access panel down until it snaps in place.
11. Replace the brush cover (Fig. 11)
Belt Access Panel
Fig. 17