the belt that drives the beater bar keeps falling off its pin. I have to keep unscrewing the whole bottom of the chassis and putting the belt back on the pin. I think there should have been a flange on the end of the pin to hold the belt on, but we bought the vaccum brand new, and there isn't one. The drive belt itself isn't warped and seems to run properly, but then it just slips off for no apparent reason. Has anyone else had this problem? The vacuum isn't (of course!) under warranty any more, it's about three years old.
2006-12-13 10:07:45 · 2 answers · asked by sekhtet 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Hi, sorry to hear about your vacuum cleaner. I'm convinced the appliance industry designs units to have short service periods. By the time that they fail, they've discontinued the model you purchased. Happens all the time.
Anyway, I accessed Panasonic's product support site regarding your model and the site is telling me that that they have no model by that number. Yet, they are not unwilling to help.
So, I'm providing the link for them and hopefully you can initiate contact with them and find out about a flange or a bushing. They are offering to make contact almost every way there is. The product support site is a good one. I hope that they can help you.
2006-12-13 12:10:06 · answer #1 · answered by M.C. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the local vac repair shop and tellthem your problem. They can look it up in the parts section for the belt to see if you are missing this part. It should not be to much to get the partif yu need it
2006-12-13 11:27:08 · answer #2 · answered by aussie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋