how do I take apart a electrolux model 90 vacuum cleaner to repair the push button power switch?

Chuck, November 2004

the switch will turn the machine on but not off. Am I missing a part? And when I put the machine back together the switch won't move. Help

Mary Merola, November 2014

take it apart check to see if rocker arm is broken if not could be toggle switch if so cut wire long enough so you can reconnect new switch to remove rocker use pliers remove spring keep in mind you have to re assemble make diagram how it was or take picture very simple to fix

marcel matteau, July 2013

No power on off switch not working how do I open the model 90 electrolux to repair same

Denis, August 2011

When you get to the switch you will find that it is an inexpensive standatd slide switch avaliable at Radio Shack.
You will probably find that the switch is OK and that brittle plastic parts that slide the switch off and on are broken.
To get the Electrolux Model 90 open for repair:
1) Open the bag door and remove the bag.
2) Pull off the rubber side moldings.
3) Pull forward on the plastic (probably white) slide strips that held the rubber side moldings. Completely remove them. Mark them left and right for reassembly. They are not reversable.
4) Lift straight up on the top half of the outter shell.
5) The two self tapping screws closest to the bag end release the entire switch assembly. Use caution removing the screws. The blue plastic and the clear plastic can be very brittle after a few years.

Bob Sherrill, September 2007