It has something in the motor area how do get that part open

The motor has a fan on the top to cool it off and it is usually pressed on the shaft, they can come loose. The impellor on the motor may have come loose, there may be something stuck in the impellor area. Some of the motors have pressed on parts and cannot be repaired.

take it to a repair shop
something is jammed in the impellers section or the motor is burning out

Hey Janalynn, you should contact one of BISSELL's Authorized Service Centers for assistance.

Here's a quick link to locating one of Authorized Service Centers, please click on the following link:

http://www.bissell.com/service-centers/?cid=ccsocial

you may have debris in the area around the motor, or it may have something lodged in the motor.

Hi dfabin,

Does the screeching come from the motor area or the brush/belt area?

If it's from the motor. Turn it off. It needs repair.
If it's from the brush/belt area, most likely your belt is either slipping or rubbing on something.
Do you have an owner's manual?
If you do, and the noise come from the belts, take the belt(s) off and check them for wear, stretching, anything imbedded in them. Be sure to clean all debris out of the area. and reassemble. If still noisy, the belt may be slipping and needs to be replaced.
Here's a site where you can view the parts breakdown and order parts: http://www.vacpartswarehouse.com/Bissell-Healthy-Home-Models-5770-5990-6100-6405-s/600.htm

Hope this helps. If it does, I'd appreciate a vote. Thanks,

Handie Andie

Hi,

I think you will find this guide extremely useful!

http://www.goodvac.com/kb_results.asp?ID=33

Hope this helps. Sorry to divert you elsewhere, but there is little point re-writing something as comprehensive as this and pasting it here.

Regards,
BElectric.

You gave a good start to giving us good information to help you with solving this problem-- But I need a little more information:

It sounds like you have the Electric Motor driven Power nozzle/ Floor attachment-- am I correct? (Not the type that has a little vacuum motor down at the floor attachment-- Not one that depends upon air flowing thru the unit to power the brush, -- am I correct?)

You can control the motor with a switch at the handle-- correct?

So here is the question: - when you say "the electric power brush -- goes to zero suction" -- what tells you that it 'went to zero suction'?-- the little red flag on the vacuum?-- or what?

I am suspecting something might be caught up in the floor wand-- or at the power nozzle itself-- or even in the flexible hose. Do you know how to take the hose off, and place the hand-held end, in the opening in the Miele Vacuum? Can you do that, and clear out the hose first-- and then the hose with the want connected?

If they are all clear-- we may need to open the floor plate on the floor nozzle, and check for something caught in the air passageway--

Tell us more

Mack B

Is the filter behind where the bag is clogged? It's possible whatever that was sucked into the bag area may have clogged up the motor. To avoid overheating the motor I would see if you can clean the area where you can reach, otherwise you can either try to open up the unit (with the power cord unplugged of course) or have a qualified technician take a look.

In all probabilty, your beater bar brush was jammed and the belt that drives it was stuck while the motor that drives it was spinning. This problem will manifest otself as a burnt drive belt. If you can open up the base part ( where the beater bar is) and examine that area for the drive belt..chances are you wil find the problem.. while there.. make sure your beater bar is free to rotate ( power should be removed or disabled while checking all this) Hope this helps...

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Generic problem for all Vacuums
Filter queen 95X (1991)
Posted by alexun on Jul 10, 2008
Filter queen 95X (1991) Motor is noisy but still work fine.
Can there be a loose screw inside ? Can I open the motor and look inside ?

Hello,
I would advise you to ALWAYS to FIRST UNPLUG YOUR VACUUM before beginning any service procedure. The sounds coming from the motor sounds like it is the 2 sheet metal fans that do loosen up and start to make noise; and if you are handy and can do service work yourself you can replace the fans, but make sure you mark the wires when you remove the wire and the motor. If you have questions feel free to contact your local vacuum cleaner dealer in your area or cal the Filter Queen cust serv line listed below. So if you need further assistance, please feel free to contact your local vacuum cleaner dealer in your area or in the yellow pages, or contact the factory phone number or website to further assist you with your questions.
http://www.filterqueen.com/
Customer Service 1-800-344-1840
[email protected]
Thanks, Don the Vac Man
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