To clean agitator, To replace belt – Kenmore 116.23637C User Manual
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TO CLEAN AGITATOR
NOTE: In order to keep cleaning efficiency 
high and to prevent damage to your vacu
um, the agitator must be cleaned every time 
the belt is changed.
The agitator must also be cleaned accord
ing to the following schedule:
Vacuum Use
HEAVY -
(used daily)
MODERATE -
(used 2-3 times/week)
LIGHT -
(used 1time/week)
Clean Agitator
every week
every month
every 2 months
TO REPLACE BELT
1. Install new 
belt over motor 
drive, then 
over brush 
sprocket.
NOTE: See
PARTS AND 
FEATURES for 
belt number.
Motor
Drive
End Cap
Agitator
2. Place agitator 
assembly back 
into Power-Mate®!
3. Reinstall 
agitator 
cover by lin
ing up the 
front tabs
and slots 
and rotating 
downward 
until the
latches snap into place.
4. Line up 
front of 
cover and
base. Rest
cover on
front edge
of base as 
shown.
5. Rotate cover
back. Press
cover firmly
until side and 
rear tabs snap 
into place. Turn
Power-Mate®
upside down
and replace two
(2) cover
screws.
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