Difficulty

Easy

Steps

8

Time Required

                          5 - 10 minutes

Sections

3

  • Side Brush
  • 3 steps
  • Bottom Plate
  • 3 steps
  • Brushes
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Side Brush
  • Place your Roomba upside-down on a hard surface.

Place your Roomba upside-down on a hard surface.

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Step 2

  • While holding the side brush in place, use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the 4.5mm screw from the center of the brush.

While holding the side brush in place, use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the 4.5mm screw from the center of the brush.

Step 3

  • Gently pull upwards on the brush to remove it.

Gently pull upwards on the brush to remove it.

Step 4

              Bottom Plate
  • Rotate the Roomba upside-down so the bottom is facing towards you.

Rotate the Roomba upside-down so the bottom is facing towards you.

Step 5

  • Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the captive screws that hold the bottom plate in place.

Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, remove the captive screws that hold the bottom plate in place.

Step 6

  • Carefully lift the bottom plate.
  • The battery is only secured in place by the bottom plate, and may fall out once the bottom plate is removed.

Carefully lift the bottom plate.

The battery is only secured in place by the bottom plate, and may fall out once the bottom plate is removed.

Step 7

              Brushes
  • Pinch the yellow tabs on the sides of the brush cage and lift up to open.

Pinch the yellow tabs on the sides of the brush cage and lift up to open.

Step 8

  • Grab each brush and lift upwards to remove.

Grab each brush and lift upwards to remove.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Gunnar Nybraten - May 4, 2015

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Should be no need to remove the back plate. Just open the brush cage and lift out the brushes

Christa Eads - Dec 16, 2019

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I did all that, bought a new brush cage and it is still announcing error 2-clean brushes.