I have an old fantom thunder upright and need to take the bottom off it to see what is stuck in it. I don't know how to do this.

All manuals are free if they are available. Your make model seems incomplete, I see Euro-Pro and Shark in the results. The search query for this is just three words;

make model manual

https://www.google.com/search?q=Fantom+Thunder+12052+00+manual

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This company should have the replacement

Heparrest has the manual to the Fantom Thunder here: http://www.heparrest.net/Fantom_Thunder.pdf . You will need Adobe Reader or a similar program to read the manual.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

The manual for the Fantom Thunder is available here: http://www.heparrest.net/Fantom_Thunder.pdf . If this direct link doesn't work, start here: http://www.heparrest.net/SuggestedMaintenance.html and scroll down to the Fantom Thunder.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

there are two screws on the Fantom Thunder (It was not made by Eureka though) on the back of the unit just above the rear wheels. Remove these two screws and the top cover can be removed to get to the brushroll, belt and headlights. I believe the light bulbs in this unit are 12 Volt, not 110 volt.

sounds like you have something stuck in the air way you can flip the vac over and they had trap door you open to clean it you may have to use coat hanger straigten out with a small hook on the end

Hi at the bottom of the vac were the roller brush is there is a cover you would have to take that off and then you will see were the belt is located

Greetings from GoVacuum.com,

Have you replaced the belt with a new one yet? You may want to try replacing the belt, as with flat belts like the Fantom Thunder, they do stretch out 4 -5 inches after time. We in fact recommended replacing a flat belt every year, even if the belt doesn't break, because of the stretching. I think what may have happened, is that your belt is stretched to the point where it will not stay on the pulley as soon as there is any tension (putting the brushes on carpeting), which will cause the belt just to slip off.

You should be able to replace the belt (very inexpensive, we sell Fantom belt for $2) and this should take care of the problem. When you replace the belt, you should also take the roller brush apart and remove any hair, or thread that may be wrapped around the bearings. You should be able to remove the bearing cap by pulling them, or holding one end, and unscrewing the other.

I'd even be willing to send you a free Fantom Thunder belt, if you'd be so kind to vote Fixya for this answer :-) Just send me an email with your name, address, and the exact model number (located on the back of the machine, or the bottom of it) of your vacuum, and vote Fixya, I'll immediately ship you the belt for free!

Please let me know if you have any other questions I can help you with.

Chris Jones
GoVacuum.com
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1-866-468-2288

Most upright vacuums will have 2 screws on the bottom of the vacuum. Remove both screws and snap off bottom cover to get inside of the head. Remove old / broken belt and slide agitator off from the head unit. Stretch new belt with both hands then place around the agitator and pulley coming out of the motor. Place the agitator back into place (there will be some resistance from the new belt, but that is common). Put back on the bottom cover and place back the screws. You should be all set then. Hopefully this helps.

Thank you for your fast reply, I took off the screws on the lid and replaced the belt with no problem