Making a Loud Clattering Sound

The most likely cause of a LOUD CLATTERING SOUND is either a foreign object wrapped around the brush bar or a defective clutch (Brush control). Most DC07's are fitted with a clutch, which has two main purposes. The first is to allow the drive to the brush bar to be disconnected for vacuuming hard surface floors. The second is to prevent damage to the motor in the event of a foreign object, such as a sock or the tassles on a rug being vacuumed up, causing the brush bar to stall.

PLEASE NOTE: If your are in anyway unsure of any of the steps listed below. Please consult a qualified electrician and always disconnect the Dyson from the mains before commencing work.

 

1. Lay your Dyson onto it's back and, using a two pence piece or a large flat screwdriver, turn each of the three soleplate fasteners a quarter of a turn in an anti-clockwise direction.

 

2. Remove the soleplate by twisting either side of the centre plastic screw.

 

3. Place the Brush Roll Removal Tool (Designed by and sold exclusively through www.dyson-online.com) over the brush roll at the belt end and then Using the belt hook, pull the belt onto the bottom holding pin of the Brush Roll Removal Tool.

 

4. Then hook the belt onto the top pin.

 

5. Carefully pull the brush roll out of the brush holder. Then unhook the belt from the Brush Removal Tool and remove the tool.

 

6. Remove the internal hose by firstly pulling it from the main body.

 

7. Then by unwinding the other end from the brush holder.

 

8. Remove the brush holder by grasping the end firmly and rocking it backwards and forwards whilst pulling it away from the cleaner head.

 

9. Then remove the brush holder from the other end using the same method.

 

10. Remove the U-bend.

 

11. Using a Torx T15 screwdriver remove the 3 screws holding the clutch cover in place.

 

12. Remove the clutch cover.

 

13. Use a large flat screwdriver and gently prise the belt off the motor shaft.

 

14. Using the special bent screwdriver, prise off the clutch actuator outer cover by inserting the screwdriver between the brightly coloured cap and the black clutch. There are two catches within the cover which must be prised off. Before the cover can be withdrawn. The catches are located opposite each other and are underneath the cap.

 

15. This close up shows the catches either side of the cover.

 

16. Holding the Dyson firmly with one hand, remove the clutch by pulling on the two drive belts. Please be careful, as the clutch may spring out suddenly.

 

Reassembly is a simple reversal of the steps listed above.