Hello,
I'm pretty sure you're asking about a Kenmore canister vacuum,
Here's what you'll need to replace a belt on a Kenmore canister vacuum:
- Phillips Head Screw Driver
- Flat Head Screw Driver
There are two different types of that are used on a Kenmore Canister. One of them is called a cogged belt, which has little teeth on the inside of the belt. The other is called a serpantine belt, which looks like a car belt, and has little grooves on the inside of the. You'll be able to tell which on yours takes after opening up the power nozzle.
This is the Cogged or Geared Belt with little teeth inside the belt:
Kenmore Canister Geared Belt for Canister Vacuums
This is the other Serpantine Belt that has little grooves on the inside of the belt:
Kenmore Canister Serpantine Belt for Canister Vacuums
Here's how you can replace the belt on your Kenmore Canister vacuum cleaner. First, before taking apart the power nozzle to change the belt, try pressing the overload protection system reset switch. This overload protection feature is designed to shut off tsee were to put the swr driver on both sides and - cb7d817.jpgzzle if something gets stuck in the brushes, to prevent the belt from breaking.
Step 1. If you're power nozzle is a square shaped nozzle like the nozzle that I took a picture of above, then you'll need to first remove the headlight cover before you can access the roller brush and belt. Simply squeeze see were to put the swr driver on both sides and - d570964.jpgof the headlight housing, and while squeezing, lift upwards with your fingers exactly where my fingers are located in this picture:
Step 2. After the headlight cover has been remsee were to put the swr driver on both sides and - d1226f3.jpgl see two screws underneath of the headlight cover, directly in front of the neck of the power nozzle. You'll need to remove both of these screws. I have circled these screws in red:
Step 3. After both of these screws have been removed, turn the power head upside down, so the roller brush is facing upwards. You shoulsee were to put the swr driver on both sides and - 0723429.jpgng that points to an area to put your flat head screw driver. You'll need to put the flat head screw drsee were to put the swr driver on both sides and - 5501d52.jpgnside of the nozzle, and pry the top blue housing from the black bottom housing. Here's where the screw driver should go on the left sideHere's a picture of the screwdriver prying off the right side:
Step 4. Now turn the power nozzle back over on top, and remove the top housing of the nozzle. You may have to push the handle release pedal in order to take the top housing off.
Thank you very much,
Chris J.
GoVacuum
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