How to get the screws in the motor housing - Kirby Generation 3 Bagged Upright Vacuum

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On 20V Black and Decker hand vac I was broken motor mounts. I took a housing off with 4 screws and could see that after 2-3 seconds of running the motor would move outwards and pull the fan into another housing. There are 6 struts that the motor rests within. But they do not provide enough friction to keep the motor from moving outward. So I cleaned everything off well, and wiped it down with some acetone. Then I epoxied these struts to the motor body. I think this will work.
In the photo you can see a screw. There are breaks in the plastic body that the screw would secure.
You can see some struts epoxied to the motor body.

It's not easy. The cleaner head assembly is hard to get off the main frame. When you get it there are 4 hex screws to the motor cover (hard to turn). Then a black and a white wire go into the unit. The wire cover can be removed with one hex screw but you still can't disconnect them. You have to remove the housing on the main drum (which I haven't done yet). I was looking for a picture like this all day. This is a shot I took today, apparently the only shot of the motor in the housing on the entire web.

Remove the bottom plate screws & bottom plate. Remove the screws holding the motor and fan assembly to the nozzle housing. Remove the screws Holding the fan housing to the motor to gain access to the fan. Remove the bolt holding the fan on the motor shaft to remove the fan.

Sounds like something was picked up that should not have been and is now stuck in the fan housing. Lay the vacuum out with the housing bottom side up and take out the 5 screws that hold the base plate on and then remove base plate. You should see your intake nozzle that leads to the fan housing and it has 1 screw and the motor has two screws holding it down. Remove all 3 screws and that will allow you enough room to remove the intake nozzle off the machine and that will allow you to see what may be jammed in the fan housing. It might be possible to look through the intake nozzle and see your jam but you still might have to take it apart to get the jam out. Watch carefully as you take the vacuum apart so that you can put it back together correctly. It is fairly simple so you should not have to much of a problem with it and you should only need a Phillips screwdriver and maybe a pair of pliers to remove any jam. Hope this helps!

First remove the handle, next remove the screws attaching the cord, and switch trim plate. The small screw and knob on the handle pivot must be removed to remove the switch trim piece - insert a flat screwdriver into the small slot in the plastic and pop the trim off to expose the rear motor shell screws. Remove the four screws holding the upper motor shell in place to expose the fan housing screws. Remove the five screws holding the fan housing in place, noting their positions. Pry the fan housing off to expose the fan. Hold the fan in place while turning the belt pulley CLOCKWISE to remove it. If the armature turns, it must be held in place with an open end wrench (about 9mm). There are flat spots on the armature just in front of the commutator bars. Pull or pry the fan and associated washer off the armature shaft. After replacing the fan and pulley, put a bead of silicon sealant on the fan housing and replace all parts in reverse order of removing.

yes the handle is clipped in place and should come out when the button in front is pushed. Remove the screws you wrote about. After that the puzzle begins. At the bottom of the vacuum where the head is attached, remove the head by pressing the button. This same button now needs to be pressed all the way through while pulling on the top of the motor base. The outer shell will slide off while the motor stays attached to the part where the bag is attached. After this the entire motor is revealed and the brushes can easily be replaced. Hope this helps. J. Franklin / Former salesman

There is a plastic pop in trim cover which surrounds the switch itself. It will peel off revealing two screws which hold the switch in place onto the underside of housing.
However you must also remove the rear cone shaped motor housing by a series of philips screws where the motor meets the fan intake area. You should not have to remove any screws from the front are of the fan housing
Pay attention to these screws as they all face inward to the center area of the housing at the sides and underneath, but there are several lengths

You will have to access the motor by removing the entire bottom brush housing and tilting the vac motor shaft out of the housing. Once released you will have a main body and brush housing.
There are visible motor housing screws in the lower portion of the main housing and if I recall there may be twoscrews inside the bag chamber as well

start by taking the bottom off and remove the brush roller and belt.go back to the top and on each side of the upright where it meets the base you will see 2 plastic covers that are held in by screws take those out and that will disinguage the upright from the base.next you will see screws on the front and on the back of the motor housing,take those out.on the back right above the pedal you will see a screw take that out.right below that is the intake hose thats held on by 2 screws,take those out you should be able to open up the motor housing