Glad to help.

Thank you!

Glad to help. I am sorry it took me 3 videos to get it right, I don't have instructions on the vaccum and I didn't know how it really did come apart until my 3rd video.

I just mentioned your comment to my wife, we both agree yours was the kindest that I have ever received. I am glad you had help and that you spent some quality DIY time with your dad. I am usually a lot funnier in my videos - like putting in pop-ups for me to lay off the cheeseburgers when my gut pops into frame [laugh]. If you have any other subjects, let me know... my next one is how to clean out the trap/filter in your dishwasher... yup they have them, and they do clog and get smelly [grin].

My pleasure.

Shark should have made that clear cover flip up. Look at all the nonsense we have to do to unstick an object in a plenum that gets increasingly tight... they weren't thinking.

I am glad to help. I had a Hoover brand carpet cleaner that after two days I could not find hidden screws to get at the motor. You could get at the belt easily, but it burns through belts after every other use. I tossed it and didn't make a video.

Happy to help.

Thanks... yes that security screw is the worst. If this were something I did a lot, I would just make my own tool with a steel rod with a tip welded on and ground down to fit. Shark should have made the clear part pop off to clear out obstructions... but nope, they want you to send it out for service. This is like the car companies urging to squash "Right to Repair" so we or our local mechanics can't fix our cars... only dealerships. The democrats don't want right to repair because the car makers have big lobbyists that are wooing them... telling them cars we be safer if only dealerships work on our cars.

@@paulromsky9527 The intentional crippling of end user access seems to be proliferating in every product. A woman had a dead battery in her car. She wanted me to jump her car. I opened her engine compartment and instead of seeing an engine, I saw a panel completely covering access to any component, being held on with large hex bolts. I could not help her at all. It was impossible to even fill the oil, check brake fluid, coolant, or belt condition. The vehicle, in question, was a Lexus Sedan. The panel blocking access to everything under thed hood had an enormous Lexus symbol in the middle of it. All she could do was call a tow truck. I told her to have the panel removed and throw it away. At work, we have a big room full of engine covers, worthless underbody covers, and access blocking brackets. When the vehicle is up for auction, we may remember to throw that worthless stuff back on the vehicle, or we may forget. Once a year, we throw all that cheap garbage away.

Use threadlocker for screws medium strength, which can be removed.

@@Kndnsssrlgn Actually I goofed. I was stupidly going in from the wrong side! Not sure why that would make a difference. What a pain the thing is.

Yes, there was no need to hide the screws, but I did find them. I have a Hoover Carpet Cleaner. I could not get the cover off of it. Sometimes you have to break something just to figure out to remove it for the next time. Only 2 times in my life I was stumped on taking something apart. The other time was on my Minolta X-700 SLR camera. The advance lever broke inside. I took it to a camera shop and they said it would cost more than the camera is worth to fix it. So, I took it apart for fun... I didn't get far. Without a detailed manual and special tools is was impossible.

Will do, thanks