Panasonic MC-V5203 - Manual (Page 10)

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Removal
1. Place the handle in the upright position.
2. Turn the vacuum cleaner over exposing the underside. Release the lower
plate by pressing inward the two (2) latches and depressing the two locking
tabs that secure the lower plate, (Fig. 1).
3. Remove the lower plate and remove any residue that may exist in the belt area.
Installation
1. Hook the front of the lower plate into the slots on the front of the nozzle housing. Press the lower plate down until the
locking tabs snap into place.
2. Press outward on the two (2) lower plate latches to fasten.
NOTE: For general servicing, it is necessary to eliminate pinching of any wire during reassembly. After servicing any
electrical component or electrical enclosure, the unit should be reassembled and checked for dielectric breakdown or current
leakage.
LOWER PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
(Fig. 1)
Removal
The brushes are replaceable separately. When the brushes need replacing, the
agitator assembly will have to be removed.
1. Remove the lower plate as outlined in the LOWER PLATE REMOVAL/
INSTALLATION section.
2. Carefully lift up on the agitator assembly until it clears both sides of the nozzle housing,
(Fig. 2).
3. Remove the belt from the motor shaft by sliding it off between the end of the shaft and the
nozzle housing.
Installation
1. Place the belt around the motor shaft, (Fig. 3).
2. Start the agitator assembly back into the nozzle housing by placing the side
opposite the belt partially into the slot. This will hold the agitator in place and leave
both hands free to place enough tension on the belt to allow that side of the agitator
to return to the nozzle housing slot.
3. Place the belt around the agitator pulley on the agitator assembly.
NOTE: There is a place for the belt to fit on one end of the agitator
assembly only. This is the agitator pulley.
4. Use both hands to pull the belt tight, (Fig. 4), and slide the agitator
assembly firmly into the slots on each end of the nozzle housing.
5 Rotate the agitator assembly by hand to insure nothing rubs and to check
for correct assembly.
6. Replace the lower plate as outlined in the LOWER PLATE
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION section.
AGITATOR ASSEMBLY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION
Motor Shaft
(Fig. 2)
(Fig. 3)
(Fig. 4)
BELT REPLACEMENT
Removal
1. Follow all of the removal instructions outlined in the AGITATOR ASSEMBLY REMOVAL/INSTALLATION section.
Installation
2. Place the new belt around the motor shaft and follow the installation instructions in the AGITATOR ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION section.