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Stretch new belt onto motor pulley
(A).
Extra effort may be required to stretch
belt onto pulley.
Turn agitator, making sure belt is not
pinched between agitator and cleaner
body. The belt must rotate freely inside
the belt guide. If the agitator does not
turn, remove bottom plate and reposition
belt in the belt guide.
Replace hood and nozzle control knob.
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The agitator
Disconnect cleaner from electrical
outlet before checking or replacing
brushes.
What to buy
When purchsing a new brush roll
(assembly complete), ask for HOOVER
part No. 48414040.
When replacing brush roll core only, ask
for HOOVER part No. 4841048.
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When to replace
To check condition of brushes, move
edge of a card across bottom plate
while turning agitator. Replace agitator if
brushes do not touch card.
Note: The agitator belt should be
repalced each time the brush roll is
replaced.
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How to replace
brush roll – assembly
complete
Disconnect cleaner from electrical
outlet.
1. Remove hood as shown in Figs. 29-31
of “How to replace belt.”
2. Pull belt off motor pulley (A) shown in
Fig. 32..
3. Remove bottom plate and agitator as
shown in Figs. 25-26.
4. Remove agitator from cleaner and
discard.
5. Reposition belt and new agitator
beginning with Fig. 27.
How to replace
brush roll – core only
Disconnect cleaner from electrical
outlet.
Remove bottom plate and agitator as
shown in Figs. 25-26.
END PLATES
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Turn end plates of agitator in
opposite directions until one end
plate comes off.
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Pull out shaft part way being
careful to leave washer on shaft.
Reinsert shaft to push out opposite
agitator end.
Repeat in other direction to push out
second agitator end.
Discard old agitator brush roll.
Place agitator ends into new brush
roll, matching projections in brush
roll with openings in ends.
Push ends firmly into place. (If bearing
comes out of agitator end during disas-
sembly, place washer and bearing back
into agitator end, with white side of
bearing out, before inserting shaft.)
Insert shaft (with washer ) into agitator.
Replace end plate and tighten.
Note: Be sure shaft is inserted so that
end plate with flat-sided projection is
screwed onto belt end of agitator roll.
Replace agitator and belt beginning with
Fig. 27.
Continued ➜