Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

13

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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  • Motor
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What you need

Step 1

              Motor
  • Take off the dust cannister.
  • Remove the suction hose.

Take off the dust cannister.

Remove the suction hose.

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Step 2

  • Extract the front filter.

Extract the front filter.

Step 3

  • Extract the rear filter.
  • Unscrew the first Torx screw.

Extract the rear filter.

Unscrew the first Torx screw.

Step 4

  • Optionally, remove the rear filter cover.

Optionally, remove the rear filter cover.

Step 5

  • Unscrew the 2nd Torx screw.
  • Disassemble the suction hose connection (optional)

Unscrew the 2nd Torx screw.

Disassemble the suction hose connection (optional)

Step 6

  • Remove the wheels.
  • The wheels clip onto the body of the appliance.
  • Unscrew the 4 Torx screws (two in the right and two on the left).

Remove the wheels.

The wheels clip onto the body of the appliance.

Unscrew the 4 Torx screws (two in the right and two on the left).

Step 7

  • Open the body of the vacuum cleaner.
  • You can use a multimeter to test the switch.
  • Disconnect the brown wire at the switch.
  • Disconnect the blue wire at the single connector by the motor.
  • Lift out the motor.

Open the body of the vacuum cleaner.

You can use a multimeter to test the switch.

Disconnect the brown wire at the switch.

Disconnect the blue wire at the single connector by the motor.

Lift out the motor.

Step 8

  • Open the motor housing (4 clips).
  • Remover the motor from its plastic casing.
  • Disconnect the motor.

Open the motor housing (4 clips).

Remover the motor from its plastic casing.

Disconnect the motor.

Step 9

  • disassembly of 2 engine coals (1 Phillips screw per coal)

disassembly of 2 engine coals (1 Phillips screw per coal)

Step 10

  • Worn brush.
  • Opening the brush housing.

Worn brush.

Opening the brush housing.

Step 11

  • Extraction of the brush and spring.

Extraction of the brush and spring.

Step 12

  • Removing the brush.

Removing the brush.

Step 13

  • Soldering a new brush.

Soldering a new brush.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Bob - May 18, 2019

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Very useful guide - I treated myself to a new motor as the cost was not much more than the cost of replacement brushes.

Nadja - Mar 11, 2021

Hi, where did you buy the new motor?

shog shog - Dec 16, 2019

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Bravo, très bon tutoriel

GALLAS - Feb 24, 2020

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Bonjour

et si on n’a rien pour souder, y a t’il une autre solution svp?

Claire Miesch - Feb 25, 2020

Bonjour ! Si vous ne disposez pas de matérial de soudure, nous vous conseillons de vous rendre à un Repair Café ou un Fab Lab. Ces associations mettent du matériel à disposition et peuvent éventuellement aussi vous conseiller sur la démarche à suivre. Bonne réparation !