Kirby G4 Bagged Upright Vacuum "belt turning burning" Questions

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turning? Replaced with the first belt and as soon as I turned on the vacuum it smelled like burning rubber. That belt broke and now I have replaced it with second belt and the same thing has occurred.

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...turning fine. should i still replace the belt? If the belt is hot or you smell it burning then chances are it has stretched a little and is slipping on either the motor shaft or beater bar shaft. If ...

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...replace your brushroll seeing that your belt is burning means motor is turning. first check you brushroll and see if there is an obstruction keeping it from spinning if its not spinning freely ...

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...around pully, it has to be run behind the "belt disengager" which looks like a 1/2" wide metal tab just past pulley. After placing belt correctly I had no more belt, burning smell or brush

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...belt is located in the vacuum.any help would be appreciated. is the brush turning? remove any debris that is keeping it from rotating. It does sound like the belt is burning because the motor is ...

...belt is not turning....what sarong The belt stopped turning Either the belt broke or has fallen off the motorized pulley. The belt may have stopped moving because the brush roller is jammed with ...

...burning. It isn't the belt that turns the bristles. Can't afford a repairman, can you help me fix it? While sweeping, sounded like it caught something but kept sweeping because noise stopped. ...

its a burning smell when i turn my valcumn cleaner on its a burning smell when i turn it on The belt is probably worn. Here is the replacement belt you need: Eureka Altima Belts

...burning If belt is to brush, does brush turn freely by hand if not you have something like string wraped around ends so brush will not turn and therefore belt not moving and getting "burned" by the ...

the rod that the brush spins around, clean the ends and add some WD40, being sure not to get it on the belt. This should remedy the problem of the belts burning as long as the belt is put on correctly

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