Riccar 8955 Upright Vacuum "brush roller bad vac" Questions

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roller brush won't turn and red roller brush indicator is on. roller will turn easily by hand and belt is in place. how do i fix this? As you already know, the red brush indicator light indicates that

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...and reinstall. Should free-up the roller Brush and stop the resistance on the belt to motor shaft. Or your belt is streched out and should be replaced, they don't always have to Break to be

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...brush tufted" piece had bits of the plastic broken off. Should I replace the Agitator Unit Assy or could this be the motor? If you are talking about the end cap is broken off the agitator, I would ...

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...brush roller sometimes the tension from a new belt can finish off what was left of the bearings and cause the plastic end caps and roller to melt. Pull out the roller and try to spin it while holding ...

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...brush is moving and the sensor and the light are linked together ? you may have a bad brushroll ? to check that you need to remove the brushroll, stand it on end and spin it freely, if it does not ...

...roller brush from spinning when you change the vacuum from carpets to bare floors. The grinding noise is the clutch slipping, and not being to able to turn the belt. In most vacuums when the belt can ...

...brush roller when a little resistance is applied to it. That belt is cheap and it's routine maintenance to change it about every 6 months. You will notice a big difference when you put a new one

...roller brush head at the time, rather the hose and the wide flat head with the rollers. My vacuum is about 1 year old. Can the motor go bad this quickly? Actually it can. If the machine has a defect ...

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...brush roller rubs and makes a very loud noise when turned on. I have gone exactly by the manual instructions and made sure the belt and end caps were on correctly, but the bristles still rub the back ...

...roller brush itself might be bad. Try holding the roller brush holding just the end caps with your finger tips, and spinning the roller. Does the roller spin freely? If no, this indicates that your ...

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