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First, you turn the square belt lifter on the front of the power nozzle until the red arrows line up (belt off)
Remove the power head from the front of the machine.
Now turn the belt lifter the other way and line the green arrows up again (belt on).
Turn it upside down and release the two clips that hold the metal baseplate on and the baseplate.
Grab the brushroll and pull it out of the power head.
Slide the new belt onto the center of the brushroll. It will hang loose...it doesn't have to stretch around anything yet.
Look at the ends of the brushroll. The brushroll has three height settings...you should see notches on the sides of the brushroll's end caps. ONE notch FACE UP on BOTH sides is the first setting and should be used when the roller is new. Three notches is the last setting used before a new roller is needed and should be used if the brushes are short and worn.
Put the brushroll back in, making ABSOLUTELY SURE sure that the SAME NUMBER of notches are FACE UP on BOTH sides. This is important, as the brushroller will be unbalanced if inserted wrong.
Replace the baseplate and secure it with the clips. Turn the belt lifter to where the RED arrows line up, making sure that the inner "hook" grabs the belt and stretches it up.
Once you have the belt stretched up, put the power nozzle back onto the Kirby and lock it in place.
NOW...turn the belt lifter back to GREEN. If the little green light on the power nozzle lights up when you turn it on, CONGRATULATIONS!!! The brushroll is spinning!!
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b0sslady2001 (Marci), June 2007
