ORECKFor XL Vacuums BEST Roller (1 brush & 3 belts)

I had 2 offices and a Oreck xl in each. suck up stuff like a hooker in heat. now it is as good as new 30 years old

Fitted perfectly.

Exactly what I needed! After watching a YouTube video on how to fix your Oreck I did all I could except for buy a new roller. I literally washed the bag on hand wash only cycle...came out great, washed all the pieces I could in the sink (except the motor of course), put a new belt on...but it still seemed to be burning up. I have an Oreck XL Xtended Life Celtic Hypo-Allergenic Filtering System Vacuum for residential use. I just looked for Oreck XL roller brush. So I’m a last effort to revive this Oreck XL I decided to get a new roller. It came with 3 new belts. I just put it on and woohoo no more burning up smell...vacuumed like a brand new one! So when u think it’s toast...but a new roller and it’ll be good as new! So happy! Came fast and was what I needed!

The brush and belts fit my XL9100HG perfectly. The old brush had stopped turning smoothly; it seems that hair (human and pet) gets inside the bearing area and gradually stops the brush from turning smoothly so you need to replace it every few years. Once the brush stops spinning freely, the belts quickly burn up.To install the new brush, first slip the belt around the motor spindle, then around the metal wheel on the brush, then pull the brush back away from the motor until you can slip the black end in the slot. Make sure the "New" marking on the black brush ends (the end with the sawtooth pattern) is visible (facing the floor when in operation). After the brush wears down, you can rotate the brush ends 180-degrees so the "Old" mark is visible (closer to the floor when in operation) and the sawtooth pattern is inside the slot; the teeth push the brush a little closer to the floor, putting the worn bristles in contact with the carpet again.

I was almost going to take my 12 year old Oreck XL (great vacuum) to a vacuum repair shop, but decided to take it apart myself and take a stab at it. Turns out it was pretty easy to figure out the problem. The roller had so much hair and lint and string caught in the "turn-y" pieces that it couldn't turn anymore, and was burning up belts. I cleaned out what I could but it still wouldn't turn as easily as it should. I am sure the lubrication in the turny pieces was gone after so many years and that there was more stuff stuck in there I couldn't reach. I ordered this, snapped it in place, replaced the belt and my vacuum works like new - in fact I forgot how great my vacuum was, as it had probably been working sub-optimally for a couple years. I've seen some people complain that Oreck didn't make a roller that could prevent this problem from happening in the first place, but in my opinion a $12 replacement part after over a decade of regular use is a small price to pay to keep my vacuum working well. I'm happy.