Vacuum got left in the rain, can't get housing apart

You have to remove All the screws, and you are correct they are almost impossible, after that most of the part's also snap together, so you almost have to break it to take apart, a vacuum repair shop knows all the tricks to opening these up....

The whole thing comes apart like a puzzle. The side rubber pieces on each side slide outward to front of machine. After they are removed everything comes apart. Make diagrams so you will not forget how to put back together. If you need any more help, let me know. GOOD LUCK FRIEND.

The two long magnets (maybe about 2" and tapered across one long side) go in the housing in front of the brush. One fits on the right, the other on the left. The tapered ends point up. When you put the top cover back on, it will enclose the magnets completely. Took me 45 minutes to figure that out after realizing one magnet was still in place. Sheesh. Lol

hi ... first take bucket off ... you should have a rubber seal right hand side if i remeber rightly :) if its not there thats your problem.. other wise it can be your main body split..is it falling apart ?? if yes replace body housings.
hope this works
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To get into to the bottom of the vacuum, flip it to where you can see the bottom of the baseplate. Only unscrew the recessed screws...4 to 5 screws. Once you have removed those, the basepalte will pop off. It is probably just clogged at the bottom.

Hi, I found a website, searspartsdirect.com, which had a pdf repair document: http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/partsdirect/showSubComp.pd?imageUrl=http%3a%2f%2fc.searspartsdirect.com%2flis_png%2fPLDM%2fP0907041-00001.png

The document should pop right open when you go to this page.
However, I could not find any diagrams for the internal tubing. Do you remember where they went when you took the cleaner apart?

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

Handie Andie

you should have a velcro bag holder slide the bag opening onto the velcro bag housing after it is folded down then with the bag in place swivle the bag housing to the velcro and it should snug up to the inlet tube where all of the debris is vacuumed into , let me know if this helps?? thanks The Vacuum Doctor Don Alb,NM

If it is similiar to the white star you may find the instructions here useful: http://www.sannerud.com/house/miele.html

hope so

I would make sure it is the motor first by isolating the sounds to just the motor. Take off the dirt cup, both filters, and belt, then run it and see if the sound is still there. If it is, you need a new motor. If it isn't, you need to look for a clog, or bad roller bearing.

To take the motor out first undo the wiring running down the backside of the unit inside of the switch housing. Then take the four screws out that hold the outer motor housing on, and the rest pops apart. Once you get inside, the gaskets make it a really tight fit, so you might have to hit the motor shaft with a rubber mallet to get it out and use penetrating oil on the bottom gasket to get the new motor to slide back in.

I guess there is no easy explanation. Let me know how it goes.

Hi guys,

It was frustrating as hell for me when I tried to get it apart. I have a blog post on how to do it. Hope it helps!

Taking apart the Hoover S1361