Clutch on a riccar 8955 not turning - Riccar Vacuums

Remove the screws holding the bottom plate on. Remove bottom plate. If it's an 8955 or model with clutch to shut off the brush roll remove the rod that goes from the lever to the clutch. Look closely how the rod and brush roll are positioned in the vacuum so you can reinstall it the same way. Remove the brush roll and install the new belt and then put back together as it was.

Remove the bottom plate, remove the clutch switch lever, remove the brush roll. Install new belt and reassemble in reverse procedure.

Start by replacing the belt if it's over six months old. There is a clutch assembly that may have some wear. The clutch rubber pad assembly may be worn if the machine is old or has not been serviced.

Visit your local Riccar retailer

Take it to your Riccar dealer to determine what is wrong. It may just need cleaned or adjusted.

this link is the manual
http://www.riccar.com/ftp/whitepapers/8900_Series_Manual_2.05.pdf

The clutch is part of. The rush roll. Remove the brush roll and take the clip off the end to take the brush roll apart.

The reset button on the Riccar 8955 is located on the back of the vacuum cleaner, at the very bottom, right above the rear wheels. You can push the reset button with a ball point pen or something similar.

it could be a thermal issue. take it to a local vacuum cleaner dealer.

thermal reset is located on the back of the machine at the bottom