24th July 2018
The Dyson was no match for my nimble fingers.
Kelli’s machine could not be used in the upright position as the brushes would not turn. So with many YouTube videos under my belt, I ordered the parts, and today was repair day.
I worked through the first part to be removed, second part, a little more tricky, but the third part required a number 15 TORX screwdriver, BASTARD! In the truck and off to the local armoury, sorry, hardware store. Fortunately there is one quite close to the Design Yard.
The store only had a set of six different size TORX screwdrivers, and they wanted $30 for it,! So I settled for a Nutdriver and TORX bit that would into it.
I managed to remove two of the three screws, but the third was down a deep recess that the Nutdriver was too large to pass through, BASTARD!
I switched into genius mode and drilled out the plastic case so that the tool would fit through.
(Take that Dyson design team)
With the screws removed, the clutch cover lifted off.
The clutch unit could then be removed easily, or so the videos implied, BASTARD! it required pulling, levering and some really bad language.
Eventually that part came out, and I saw the drive belt was loose, the reason why the brush wouldn’t turn. I opened the box of the replacement part and proceeded to try fitting it. BASTARD! It was really hard to align everything, and once the clutch unit was seated correctly, the drive belt had to be stretched over the motor spindle. The last remaining part was the brush for which a belt had to be stretched over.
With Kelli’s help we managed it, once the last plastic part was fitted it was time for a test run. At first nothing happened, then I turned the knob on the side, it started to make a sound I hadn’t heard before, the brush was turning, Yay!
Breakfast is the best meal of the day, Kelli prepared a smashing meal of fried potatoes with vegan cheese, toasted bread with mashed avocado and fake bacon. This was so good it was almost a crime to eat, but I fought against it and devoured it.
Another Lifetime to go 