Vacuum belts keep burning? Fix brush roller instead of replacing
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- My Bissell powerforce bagged vacuum was burning the belts every few months, turns out the brush roller wasn't spinning freely. It spun but with a lot of friction and caused the belts to wear out/burn out.
Instead of replacing the brush roller, you can punch out the plastic cap and clean the metal bushings. Lubricate while you're in there with some wd-40 or similar.
Hardest part was punching it out, i used a hammer and screwdriver and after a few hits it started getting loose and eventually came off. Focus only on hitting the metal end whole holding the plastic cover.
Hope this helps let me know if you need help.
Thanks to you I fixed my vacuum and I'm a woman who never likes anything that I have to unscrew or fix bc I have my husband to do it lol this was easy and somehow I got a really nice sense of accomplishment since I never fix anything but dinner
I always had my Dad and he fixed it all for us he just took care of everything! I did watch him work on our rent houses all the time growing up..When I got older and not having my amazing Dad anymore RIP...I married a man that never had a Dad so he's not the handiest man you could say..the way we get our vacuums water heater washer and or dryer fixed over the years is me saying "Well I can't physically do but I can tell you exactly what needs to be done to get it working again" 😊 @123Karliz123 Thank You I'm not alone
Had an Amazon replacement in my cart. Saw this video. Went to the garage, found 2 2x4's and place the square end down in opening between both 2x4's. Took the Hammer and Punch, and after many whacks, the two ends were apart. Cleaned much hair that was entwined on one end. Cleaned other end best possible, then used my trusty WD-40 Specialist Silicon that drys and doesn't stay wet. All good. Thanks So much
I don't really understand how the hitting it works. Do I just smack it with a hammer? How does that make it come apart?
Great fix. One suggestion- while a part, take fiber seal off bearing and repack with a good quality grease. Seal pops right out with a thin blade. super help- thanks.
I had a loud wop-wop noise on my power brush. Thanks to your advice I was able to fix it. I was a little wary at first of trying, thinking I'd break it. Had to hit the shaft several times (hammer w/screwdriver) to get the end caps off. There was lots of hair and lint rapped around the bearing. I cleaned, oiled, and tapped the caps back on, and the noise was not there - just smooth operation.
Ohhh- thank you! I couldn't figure out how I was supposed to use a hammer but your explanation helped and it came right out!
Thanks, this was the video I was looking for, it helped me repair the roller bar by lubing the bearings after disassembling it.
I know this is an older video, but my brush can be easily disassembled. The cap with rectangular boss opposite belt end actually unscrews from the rod. Rod slides out through center of brush. Inner bearing held with small c-clip.
Note the position of the washers, concave faces away from bearing.
I would not lubricate the bearings as dust/dirt will stick to the lubricant.
My vacuum is a Hoover EmPower 2:21
This is great!! Thanks for the video!! It worked for me! Knocked out the cap as mentioned in video and cleaned it with a wipe and toothbrush there was lot of hair and dust after cleaning it worked fine!!
Great video. Got mine working again. It still sounds a little rough but it'll do for now. Thanks!
Quicker- alternative tip than the video for older vacs ! I sprayed pb blaster on both sides as mine is not able to be opened on the end caps they're ONE piece only. (older vacuum) pb blaster is very slimy so will trump wd40 which is a water repellent. Over time the wd40 will pick up even more filth inside. I left mine there soaking in the pentrating for 10 mins and then spun it BOTH directions per side. Cleaned off the roller bar with paper towel, lysol - put it back and in vacuum; now it sounds like i twin turboed the god damn vacuum. It wants to lift the carpet up haha. So its up to what design you have. Mines an older vac but still works like new.
Thank you! I kept burning belts and decided to upgrade to a better vacuum altogether and this has kept it going until my new one arrives.
out freaking standing ! thanks for the post, I was trying to unscrew the end caps, one tap and open seseme ! its gonna be great, thanks S
O much !
This fixed the turning issue with my vacuum perfectly! I may still need a new belt, but I can return the crappy replacement I got thanks to your video and keep using what I’ve had for years! And now I feel confident I can fix it if this issue happens again!
Thank you sir. You are a hero in my book
I was not aware that it was necessary to pop off the ROUND endcap, not the square sided one. Maybe that’s why I have been getting cracked end caps. Though I managed to salvage one end cap with glue and a C-clamp. BTW, I do believe that is a Bissell brushroller you got there.
Good tip. However, 1. Straight WD-40 is not a lubricant as most believe. It says right on the can “NOT A LUBRICANT” 😉 I’m thinking the use in this video may have been for this purpose, as we all grew up thinking it lubricates, but it does not. It is actually the opposite: It is a solvent used for removing rust and dirt from surfaces which maybe come stuck together. 2. It is never recommended to add any kind of oily residue to “dry use” bearings, because it will only invite and track more dust and dirt to the “lubricant”, which in turn will eventually bind up the bearings inside the bearing case. However, while straight WD-40 might help clean the dirt out and technically as a solvent should “flash off”, WD-40 does make a dry lubricant for lubricating dry run applications! 😎😎👍
If the bearings in the brush got wet due to a wet floor or minor flooding you may be better off replacing them. They are widely used in roller blades, skateboards, and other inexpensive applications. Search online for 608z sealed metric bearings. 8mm id, 22mm od, 7mm thick. Prices are generally less than $1.00 each. Disassemble the shaft as described. The shaft is splined at both ends. Push the shaft out WITHOUT twisting it. You may need a bearing puller to get the old bearings off. Press the new ones on, replace the gray plastic end caps, feeling to engage the splined shaft in the grooves in the cap.
Yep. Bad idea. Broke it worse and now have to replace it. I should have known better when you said to hit it with a hammer. Oh well. Thanks anyway.
Thanks! It worked.
I wish I could have seen you take it off and clean
I tried to punch it out with a hammer but it only broke the plastic. Wish you wouldve shown what you did 😭
Yours was probably melted and that is why it was immoveable and yoy broke it. Rhey should come off easily. But if a belt starts to wear and smoke it heats that side of rhe roll up making it immovable. His was only stuck with lint ..
WD40 is a grease REMOVER! Yes initially it will help and you will think the bearings work great ...but that goes away quite fast! You need to regrease with proper grease like Super8 or something else after you CLEAN with the WD40
Turns out that bearing is meant to stay dry and tackless due to its use in a vacuum. So wd-40 was a perfect application here.
Thank you!
Thank you, helped a lot.
I need you to show me 😭 I have a hammer right here but the plastic still doesn't come off??? It feels like I'm only damaging it?
I freaking love you
You said not to use the square end but rather, the round end. However, with my eureka vacuum, both ends are square.
I noticed this when doing another vacuum, I believe you are able to push both sides out, as long as the metal is able to be punched out you should be good 👍
Thanks to your video I was able to fix my roller. Now it sounds like a tractor lol not sure why but it is working. Any suggestions?
it works great, thank you
Mine won't pop offbut thank you for the video
How to open cover to remove the brush-roller?
Mine does not come off…
It would be nice if you would actually demonstrated how to take it off instead of telling us
Thanks so much for the video. Once again utube comes through with people like you.