Belt Stretched on my Hoover Windtunnel Farrington upright model U6431-900

plate has to be hitting brush try spinning brush by hand with vacum off and check for blockage

Hello! If you are using the cleaner on carpet, it is necessary for the brushes to rotate to assist the motor with maximum pick up. If your brushes are not spinning check the belt to make sure it isn't broken or stretched. The belt will need replacing about once a year. Below are steps for checking the belt on your U5399-900.


1. Place handle in low position and turn cleaner over so bottom side is up.
2. Remove the 4 screws. Lift off bottom plate.
3. Inspect the belt for rips and tears. If it is damaged in any way, broken or stretched replace the belt

This unit takes belt 38528033. Be sure you replace belt with genuine Hoover parts. Here is a link where you may go to order a replacement belt.

Service Center Locator

Hope this helps!

More than likely, there is hair or fibres caught up in the bearings binding them. There are usually 2 screws you can remove on the bottom of the vaccume that allow you to remove the plate. The back part of the plate usually locks in with tabs. Remove the plate, then pull out the brush. The bearing will come out of slots. Remove the bearings, and more than likely you will find hair or fibers wrapped around the shaft on each end of the roller. Remove the material, reinstall the bearings, roller and plate and you should be good to go! :)

Your belt is loose, you need to buy a new one

check the belt it may be stretched or broken...also carpet and hair or other debris around the bruches may have it in a bind,,..remove the 2 screws holding the bottom on to check this

If you turn the vacuum so the bottom is facing up you will see the base plate that covers the roller brush. There will be four screws (usually phillips head), remove the screws and the base plate will lift off. You now have access to the roller brush and belt. Lift the roller brush up and remove the old belt. Place one end of the new belt over the motor shaft and the other end over the roller brush and put the roller brush back in place. Now simply replace the base plate and you're done! This models requires Hoover belt # 38528033 (single) or Hoover belt #40201160 (2 pack). You can get this belt at www.vacbelts.com.

Here's the pages:
http://www.vacbelts.com/hoover-40201160-belt.htm
http://www.vacbelts.com/hoover-38528033-belt.htm

You could try contacting Hoover for parts availability. If it's and older WindTunnel and Hoover no longer has the part, try eBay.

Greetings from GoVacuum.com,

Replacing a Belt on an Upright vacuum can vary from model to model, but it is basically going to be the same for most upright models.

First you will need to access the belt. Most upright vacuums this is done by turning the machine upside down, and most you'll need to remove the bottom plate by unscrewing (usually 4) screws that hold the plate on. You should see screws that are closest to the actual roller brush, simply remove these screws, and take the bottom plate off. If the machine is a Eureka, or Kenmore, the top agitator housing will be removed from the top of the vacuum, not the bottom.

Once you have removed the bottom plate, or top agitator housing, you should be able to see the belt (or broken belt) along with the roller brush. Remove the broken belt. Make sure that you purchase the correct belt by taking the make, and the model number (located on the back or bottom of the machine). Please note that a broken belt may be 4-5 inches longer then a new belt, as they stretch a lot before they finally break.

Once you have the new belt, you will need to remove the roller brush. Pay attention to how the roller brush fits into the agitator housing, usually there will be fittings on the end of the roller that have to be put in a specific place, or in a certain way to work right. After the roller brush is taken out of the machine, you will need to wrap one end of the belt around a metal pulley on the opposite side of the roller brush. Most pulleys are located where the main housing (handle part) of the vacuum meet the the agitator (floor part) part of the machine. Anyways, wrap one end of the belt around the pulley, and then put the roller brush through the other end of the belt. This is where you'll need to put some elbow grease into it. You'll need to stretch the roller brush and belt so that the brush and belt are stretched back to the place where you took the roller brush out of the vacuum.

Once you have replaced the roller brush with a new belt around it, pull the belt a few times to make sure that the brush spins while you are pulling it, to ensure that the belt is not pinched, and is spinning freely.

I hope this helps. Here's a video showing how to replace the belt on a Hoover Windtunnel Self Propelled model; Feel free to email me if you'd like to send me the model number of your vacuum, this way I can be a little more specific, and give you part numbers. I have all belts for all vacuums in stock. Email; [email protected]. 1-866-468-2288. You may also chat with me by going to our website, www.govacuum.com, and clicking in the top right part of the page. Thanks!

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Generic problem for all Vacuums
I have a Hoover WindTunnel
Posted by Smoaky on July 14, 2008
I have a Hoover WindTunnel Farrington Upright Model U6431-900
it has worked flawlessly until last week. The roller brush has stopped turning and I believe it is the belt that has broken but I am not sure how to remove the cover to inspect it and replace the belt if that is the problem. Please inform me how to perform the operation and what I should I look for? Is there a site with a diagram on how to replace said parts? Thanks for any and all helpful info that you can supply me with. Larry
Hello,
I would advise you to ALWAYS to FIRST UNPLUG YOUR VACUUM before beginning any service procedure. Normally there are either screws, clips or levers that would remove the bottom plate or id that does not work then the top cover will come off and that will expose the belt. Once that is off and the belt is exposed then cut off the old belt and then lift up the brushroll on the pulley end and install the new belt around the pulley end and re-install the brushroll. Then use a belt puller or a screwdriver with a bent right or left end to stretch the belt onto the motor pulley and then track the belt in a straight line and reverse you steps in the reinstall of the top cover or bottom plate. So if you need further assistance, please feel free to contact your local vacuum cleaner dealer in your area or in the yellow pages, or contact the factory phone number or website to further assist you with your questions.
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Greetings from GoVacuum,

Here's an instructional video that we made showing how to change the belt on a Hoover Windtunnel upright. If your model is not a self propelled model, basically follow the same insturctions, expect instead of placing the belt over the pulley, just put the belt through the roller brush, and stretch the roller brush back into the agitator housing.
Please feel free to send me an email if you have any other questions. My email address is [email protected].

Thanks,

Chris Jones
GoVacuum.com