Always follow all safety precautions when performing
maintenance
on the PowerMate.
WARNING
Electrical Shock Or Personal Injury Hazard.
Always turn off and unplug
vacuum cleaner before
performing
maintenance
to the
vacuum
cleaner,
Failure to do so could result in electrical shock or personal injury from
vacuum cleaner suddenly starting.
BELT CHANGING
AND AGITATOR CLEANING
TO REMOVE BELT
1. Turn PowerMate
upside down.
2. Unscrew two (2)
PowerMate cover
screws.
3. Turn PowerMate
_
-_-___
right side up. Press
handle
release
pedal and lower
-
-
_ ;;-_>,___
the swivel.
Lift
-
_
"
rear and side
__'_-"_-:_'
latches
up.
Side
Kear
Latch
Latches
4. To remove cover,
grasp the sides and
pull out.
5. Lift agitator
assembly
out
and remove
worn belt.
6. Check and clean end cap areas.
See TO
CLEAN AGITATOR (page 22) section and
AGITATOR ASSEMBLY illustration (page 22)
for picture of complete agitator assembly.
TO REPLACE BELT
I. Install new
belt over
motor drive,
then over
belt path.
Agitator
End Cap
NOTE: See PARTS
AND FEATURES
(pages 5). for Belt
number.
2. Push agitator
assembly
back
into PowerMate.
3. Lineup front
_-___
of cover and
base.
Rest
__
cover on front
edge of base as
shown.
Base
': "_
_
back. Press cover
n___;
firmly until side
snap into place.
Side
Rear
Latch
Latches
Make sure there is no gap between
the
cover and base.
5. Turn PowerMate upside down and re-
place two (2) cover screws.
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