Panasonic MC-V6970 - Manual (Page 15)

REPLACING THE DRIVE BELT
A
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
quickiy and snapping away.
Unplug and turn the unit over. Remove the lower plate as described 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.
CAUTION: The two end caps may come off along with
the two washers as you lift tne agitator assembly out.
Do not lose the two small washers.
Loop the new belt around the motor drive shaft and loop
it around the agitator pulley. See illustration for correct
belt routing. Use only a Panasonic Type UB drive belt.
Before reinserting the agitator brush assembly make sure
that the end capanvashers are on correctly. (See the
illustration in the Replacing the Agitator Assembly section.)
End Cap
Reinstall Agitator
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.
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
tor 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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