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My Hoover upright does not self propel anymore?

Model: U6425-920 does not self propel. The drive linkage is intact, but the drive is very weak. How can I fix it? Is it worth fixing after 10 years of ownership?
Tom, October 2007
I'm not sure if we are talking about the same model, but I had this problem and to fix it I removed the screw on the handel and removed the plate. In there they had a cheap piece of metal that had broken. I"m not sure what it was called but I replaced it with a small electrical device that I had to alter a little to make it fit.The piece is used to connect a wire to a screw. It has a small tube on one end and on the other end a flat piece with a hole in it, that goes on a screw. This discription is what this piece looks like that I used to replace the one that was broken...ken

kenneth parker, December 2008
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