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My vacume is making a sound and smell like the belt is slipping.
I'm pretty good at fixing things but I would love to find a blow up exploded view of my vacume to remove the bottom section. Do you know where I can find this info. I removed the separator and the 4 screws holding the bottom plastic section. Must I remove the nut under the separator to remove this bottom section?
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What you are smelling is the drive belt. If the roller isn't spinning the belt will slip - your high rev sound. This can be caused by the roller being miss aligned in the square slot or hair or string has gotten wrapped in the bearings.
Make sure that power is removed. Remove the roller and with a flat blade screwdriver work the end caps off of the roller and remove any string/hair. While it is out, inspect the belt or wear and signs of slipping (a polished look). A worn belt will be curved in the middle where a new one is flat. Taking note of the belt side of the roller and reinsert the roller into it's slots. Make sure it is fully seated. It should spin with a little resistance but without any gritty feeling from the bearings.
It is most likely the belt. The belts stretch out over time and start slipping. When they slip they burn. Also check to make sure nothing is keeping the roller brush from spinning.
The response by Lynnette is in reference to the power nozzle....if you are having this issue with the main unit, then it could be the armature is starting to go bad. Have your Rainbow in front of you and give us a call. We can walk you through some steps to narrow it down.
Does the odor smell like burnt rubber....if so you may have burned out the belt which is common. The filter can smell if you have pets and the machine will blow the odor back in to the room after the filter gets older.Check to see that the roller brush is spinning when it is turned on if not shut it off and try to turn it manually with your hands. If it turns very easily the belt gone if it is almost impossible to turn you need a new roller brush.You can replace the filter to help with the smell but if it is the belt you smell it will go away in time. Also make sure that you have the container on perfectly as if it is not it will not create a perfect seal and you will have very little suction. The other thing you can check is the hose to see if the suction is good through it. If the hose has good suction then the power head may be plugged with something and you will need to get a screwdriver and take the bottom plate off the same way as if you were changing the belt and then you can look for a blockage as well as access the belt and roller brush. I hope this was helpful to you ...good luck
If it smells like burning rubber, the belt is probably worn and slipping. If it's another burning smell, your motor windings are probably shorting and will burn out soon
but how tight is the belt and how easy is the brush to turn? if the belt is slopy it will slip on the motor drive spindle,,,and it will get very hot then,,, also if the brush head is tight that makes the belt slip too,
It might be a slipping rubber belt, is the brush roller moving when you look underneath? If it's a self propelled machine there might be another slipping belt. Friction from fast rubbing rubber can smell like it is burning.
Bad idea.... I think the foam got through the separator and into the fan system. When it dried it hardened and now it need to be taken apart and cleaned.
Turn it on for less than 1 sec and if you hear motor making humming sound - it is ALIVE and cleaning (maybe new fan blades too) may be all that it needs. If no sound at all it may be KAPUT. You must have smelled something burning when you turned on and it did not work.
for D4 and SE models - When cleaning I would recommend to replace bearings as they are not that expensive and if you took it apart - maybe a good idea to replace them. Also you probably will need a new gasket as when taking old one off (it is glued) it may rip apart.
Check that brush roller (beater bar) is free to turn with no obstruction.
If it is still noisey after doing this try this site for Dyson repair manuals.
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