Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
21
Time Required
25 - 30 minutes
Sections
5
- Clear Sensor Lens
- 6 steps
- Top Panels
- 7 steps
- Side Sweeper
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 3 steps
- “Clean” Button
- 3 steps
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Introduction
This guide can be used to remove and/or replace a broken or stuck “clean” button. This guide is more intensive and time consuming than other Roomba 560 guides. Be prepared to remove the top silver panel to access the control board that houses the button.
What you need
Step 1
Clear Sensor Lens
- Rotate the Roomba so the bumper is in front of you.
Rotate the Roomba so the bumper is in front of you.
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Step 2
- Using the Phillips #1 driver, remove the ten 10 mm screws on the bumper that run along the outer edge of the Roomba.
Using the Phillips #1 driver, remove the ten 10 mm screws on the bumper that run along the outer edge of the Roomba.
Step 3
- Lift the thin top cover that holds the bumper in place.
Lift the thin top cover that holds the bumper in place.
Step 4
- Gently lift the device upwards from the bumper to detach these two pieces.
- There are wires connecting the bumper to the device. Be careful while lifting the device off the bumper as to not damage these wires.
Gently lift the device upwards from the bumper to detach these two pieces.
There are wires connecting the bumper to the device. Be careful while lifting the device off the bumper as to not damage these wires.
Step 5
- Lift the bumper upwards for easier access.
- Unscrew the two 5 mm screws that connect the red and white wires to the device using the Phillips #1 driver.
- The sensor can be unplugged from the motherboard so the bumper isn’t hanging off the Roomba.
Lift the bumper upwards for easier access.
Unscrew the two 5 mm screws that connect the red and white wires to the device using the Phillips #1 driver.
The sensor can be unplugged from the motherboard so the bumper isn’t hanging off the Roomba.
Step 6
- Lift the circular black panel off the lens.
- Lift the clear lens that is on the other side of the bumper and replace it with a new lens.
Lift the circular black panel off the lens.
Lift the clear lens that is on the other side of the bumper and replace it with a new lens.
Step 7
Top Panels
- Turn the device over so that it is face up with the vacuum bin in front of you .
- Press the button of the vacuum bin and pull out the bin from the device.
Turn the device over so that it is face up with the vacuum bin in front of you .
Press the button of the vacuum bin and pull out the bin from the device.
Step 8
- Use your hands to unhook the snaps between the silver panel from the black panel located where the vacuum bin was.
Use your hands to unhook the snaps between the silver panel from the black panel located where the vacuum bin was.
Step 9
- Using the plastic opening tool, go around the outer edges of the silver panel and unhook the snaps holding it in place.
- When prying open the top panel from the inner casing, do so gently. Never “force” the top panel to snap off, or you could risk breaking pieces.
Using the plastic opening tool, go around the outer edges of the silver panel and unhook the snaps holding it in place.
When prying open the top panel from the inner casing, do so gently. Never “force” the top panel to snap off, or you could risk breaking pieces.
Step 10
- Lift the black handle and use the plastic opening tool to unhook the snaps underneath it.
- Use the same tool to pry the silver cover from the black central control board.
Lift the black handle and use the plastic opening tool to unhook the snaps underneath it.
Use the same tool to pry the silver cover from the black central control board.
Step 11
- Lift the silver panel off of the black panel.
Lift the silver panel off of the black panel.
Step 12
- Use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to remove the following screws:
- Two 7.5 mm-long screws at either end of the semicircular handle
- Ten 5 mm-long screws
- Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the 5 mm-long screw at the bottom of the control board.
Use a Phillips #2 screwdriver to remove the following screws:
Two 7.5 mm-long screws at either end of the semicircular handle
Ten 5 mm-long screws
Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the 5 mm-long screw at the bottom of the control board.
Step 13
- Lift the black panel off the device.
- This will provide access to the motherboard and black circular control panel.
Lift the black panel off the device.
This will provide access to the motherboard and black circular control panel.
Step 14
Side Sweeper
- Flip the Roomba upside down.
- Unscrew the single 5 mm screw on the yellow side sweeper using the Phillips #2 driver.
Flip the Roomba upside down.
Unscrew the single 5 mm screw on the yellow side sweeper using the Phillips #2 driver.
Step 15
- Lift the yellow side sweeper, removing it from the device.
Lift the yellow side sweeper, removing it from the device.
Step 16
Battery
- Using the Phillips #2 driver, remove the four 10 mm screws that hold the back panel in place.
Using the Phillips #2 driver, remove the four 10 mm screws that hold the back panel in place.
Step 17
- Lift up the back panel to remove it from the device.
Lift up the back panel to remove it from the device.
Step 18
- Lift up the yellow battery by pulling up the green tabs on its side.
- Handle the battery with care.
Lift up the yellow battery by pulling up the green tabs on its side.
Handle the battery with care.
Step 19
"Clean" Button
- Remove the outer silver circle, black plastic cover, and black film from the central control board in that order.
- All of these elements are easy to remove and do not require a specialized tool.
Remove the outer silver circle, black plastic cover, and black film from the central control board in that order.
All of these elements are easy to remove and do not require a specialized tool.
Step 20
- Using the Phillips #1 driver, unscrew the four 10 mm screws that surround the clean button.
- Remove the top of the control board.
Using the Phillips #1 driver, unscrew the four 10 mm screws that surround the clean button.
Remove the top of the control board.
Step 21
- Flip the control board over.
- Using the Phillips #1 driver, unscrew the two bottommost 5 mm screws.
- Lift off the button, and repair/replace the damaged plastic portion of the “clean” button.
Flip the control board over.
Using the Phillips #1 driver, unscrew the two bottommost 5 mm screws.
Lift off the button, and repair/replace the damaged plastic portion of the “clean” button.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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kjkj kjkjk - May 26, 2021
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This guide is also applicable to the 600 series
Leslie Michel - Mar 5, 2022
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Thanks! This guide is just what I need to fix the ‘CLEAN’ button on a Roomba 652 that doesn’t work even though the ‘SPOT’ and ‘DOCK’ buttons do. I figure there’s some plastic part of the button that’s physically snapped. The robot is charging up and running as it should otherwise.
