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How to change your Hoover Vacuum belt
1
Unplug your Hoover vacuum. Turn the vacuum up-side-down and
place the motor and vacuum portion on a counter top with the
handle hanging down toward the floor. This makes it easy to
work on the underside of the vacuum portion of the machine.
2
Locate the two plastic release levers near the front wheels of the
vacuum. On most machines you will only need to push these
levers outward with your thumbs to release the bottom panel of
the vacuum. On certain older models, there are two screws that
will need to be removed with a screwdriver. Once released,
remove the bottom plate.
3
Locate the drive belt. Unless the belt is broken completely, it will
be plainly visible. One end of the belt loops around the shaft of
the vacuum's motor and the other end wraps around the
vacuum's beater bar. The belt is in a modified figure 8. Use your
fingers to stretch the belt slightly and remove it from the small
shaft of the motor which will be almost dead center under the
vacuum.
4
Remove the roller (the beater bar) that is across the front edge
of the vacuum. In most models you can remove the bar by simply
pushing it forward slightly and then lifting it up out of the U
groove that it is held in. In some models you may need to use
your screwdriver to push aside two clips that hold the bar in
place.
5
Remove the belt (if attached) from the bar and then clean the
bar. The bar may have hair and bits of carpet wrapped tightly
around it, especially at the ends where the accumulated mess
could prevent the bar from spinning freely. Use scissors or a
utility knife to carefully clean off all hair and other debris. Make
certain that the roller rolls smoothly and easily.
6
Place the new belt around the roller, fitting it into the groove in
the middle of the bar. Replace the bar in the machine. In most
models, the bar should simply drop down into the U grooves that
hold it. Give the belt half a twist (like the figure 8) and then loop
the free end around the shaft of the motor.
7
Replace the bottom of the vacuum and push the retaining tabs
back in place with your thumbs or screw in the two screws that
hold the bottom on. Turn the machine over, plug it in, and it
should be working like new.