Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          10 - 30 minutes

Sections

3

  • Case
  • 3 steps
  • Wiring Harness
  • 2 steps
  • Motor
  • 4 steps

Flags

1

Member-Contributed Guide

An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff.

  • BackKobold VK150

  • Full Screen

  • Options

  • History

  • Save to Favorites

  • Download PDF

  • Translate

  • Get Shareable Link

  • Embed This Guide

  • Notify Me of Changes

  • Stop Notifications

What you need

Step 1

              Remove screws from housing
  • Use a TX10 screwdriver
  • Remove the housing screws on the rear of the device.
  • 6 long screws
  • 3 short screws

Use a TX10 screwdriver

Remove the housing screws on the rear of the device.

6 long screws

3 short screws

1024

Step 2

              Remove housing cover
  • Place the device with the white lid facing up.
  • Start to carefully lift the lid at the front of the suction nozzle. Slowly work your way up to the stem.
  • At the top of the stem, a small plastic part holds in the gray casing of the suction cup!

Place the device with the white lid facing up.

Start to carefully lift the lid at the front of the suction nozzle. Slowly work your way up to the stem.

At the top of the stem, a small plastic part holds in the gray casing of the suction cup!

Step 3

              Separate parts
  • Now you can lift the flap of the vacuum cleaner bag. This was only held by the white lid.

Now you can lift the flap of the vacuum cleaner bag. This was only held by the white lid.

Step 4

              Remove the plug
  • Disconnect the power supply connector by pressing the unlocking lever.
  • Unplug the motherboard connector.
  • Put the cable aside

Disconnect the power supply connector by pressing the unlocking lever.

Unplug the motherboard connector.

Put the cable aside

Step 5

              Remove the wiring harness
  • Unlock and loosen the rotary switch plug.
  • Disconnect the white air hose from the intake manifold.
  • Release 2 plastic clips
  • Remove the wiring harness with the plastic holder.

Unlock and loosen the rotary switch plug.

Disconnect the white air hose from the intake manifold.

Release 2 plastic clips

Remove the wiring harness with the plastic holder.

Step 6

              Motor Removal
  • Remove the motor and main board assembly from the housing.
  • Remove the foam
  • Be careful not to fray the holes in the foam

Remove the motor and main board assembly from the housing.

Remove the foam

Be careful not to fray the holes in the foam

Step 7

              Prepare motor (align shaft)
  • Stand the motor with the main circuit board upright .
  • Align the motor shaft by turning it so that the lamella of the speedometer is in the area of ​​the orange square.
  • If the shaft is not properly aligned, there is a risk that the forked light barrier or the speedometer lamella can break. Focus on the images to understand the alignment

Stand the motor with the main circuit board upright .

Align the motor shaft by turning it so that the lamella of the speedometer is in the area of ​​the orange square.

If the shaft is not properly aligned, there is a risk that the forked light barrier or the speedometer lamella can break. Focus on the images to understand the alignment

Step 8

              Removal of the motor connector
  • Slightly push on the black plastic connector. The connector should come off easily
  • If the connector gets caught in the marked area, the motor shaft must be aligned as described in the previous step.

Slightly push on the black plastic connector. The connector should come off easily

If the connector gets caught in the marked area, the motor shaft must be aligned as described in the previous step.

Step 9

              Dismantle the motor mount
  • Use a levering tool to loosen the clips on the motor mount.
  • Top part o the motor casing can now be removed
  • The motor should now be exposed and ready to be removed. Mark the position of the old motor in order to fit the new motor properly. This will avoid later issues with the motor electrical connector.

Use a levering tool to loosen the clips on the motor mount.

Top part o the motor casing can now be removed

The motor should now be exposed and ready to be removed. Mark the position of the old motor in order to fit the new motor properly. This will avoid later issues with the motor electrical connector.

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

Cancel: I did not complete this guide.

        oldturkey03 is helping us fix the world!      Want to contribute?      Start translating ›

Special thanks to these translators:

100%

oldturkey03

Author

                                      with 2 other contributors 


                    Lukas Fritz

Member since: 12/25/2019

362 Reputation

                                      3 Guides authored                  



                       Badges:
                       9







                                                        +6 more badges

Matthias Lüning - Apr 27, 2022

Reply

Moin ! Ich habe das Problem das der Motor nach dem Tausch nur 5x klackert - er springt danach leider nicht mehr an. Hast du noch eine Idee?

Ich habe Motor + Platine getauscht.