Why is the new belt on my dirt devil featherlite repeatedly slipping off? Everything else on it works fine and the b elt is the correct size.

How to Open and Change the Brush Roll Belt on Dirt Devil Featherlite...

it might be the roller its self

4 and 5 are the same belt size. It will work. I am not sure about walmart, you can try. Canadian tire, again I am not sure. A local vac shop will have the belt for sure. If no local vac shop... canadian tire should be able to special order.

Do NOT use anything other than a dirt devil 4/5 belt.

Good luck.
Mark

Hi There,

Here's step by step instructions for you on how to replace the belt on your Dirt Devil M088520 Featherlite.

Flip cleaner to expose nozzle base. Base should lay flat and face up. To remove nozzle guard, use Phillips
screwdriver to remove the two screws. Arrows (Diagram 1) show location of screws.



Lift nozzle guard off. Slide belt off motor shaft
(Diagram 2).

Lift and remove brushroll (Diagram 3). Dispose of old belt.



TO REPLACE BELT
1. Place belt on motor shaft, then slip brushroll through belt. Place belt in area of brushroll without bristles (Diagram 4).



2. With belt in place, pull and slide brushroll into nozzle (Diagram 3) making sure that the brushroll end caps are in the correct
orientation (Diagram 3a inset)



IMPORTANT: Rotate brushroll manually to make sure belt is not twisted.
3. Reattach nozzle guard. Secure by locating the 3 tabs in the base slots and replace the screws (Diagram 1).




I really hope that this was helpful to you. If you'd like to download the manual for your vacuum cleaner where I got this information, please see the link below where you may download. If you found this helpful, please be so kind and rate my repair helpful, or leave feedback for me. This is really appreciated by Fixya users.

Thanks so much.

Dirt Devil M088520 Featherlite Vacuum Cleaner
Owners Manual

Chris Jones
GoVacuum.com

That means that you need to replace the belt. Here is the belt you need:

Dirt Devil FeatherLite Belt

That means that the belt is worn and it needs to be replaced. Here is a

Dirt Devil FeatherLite Belts

FeatherLite Manual (PDF)

Here is a link to the manual which has instructions and to the belt you need:

Dirt Devil Featherlite Manual

Dirt Devil Featherlite Belts

I believe there is something wrong with the roller, could be the barrings or the end caps are warped. Try this, take the roller out and with each hand on each end hold the roller and try to spin the roller with your thumb. If it does not spin freely the problem is the roller.

It could be an old belt even if the upright is new. Check that the beater bar is not clogged with dust or threads and find a replacement belt for this vacuum and fit it to see if there is any difference. If not, then there's a problem with the vac and it should be returned.

check and see if the brushroll still turns easy. if it doesnt, u may need a new brushroll which can be found on ebay, or dirt devil's website