MC-V7600-00 - Panasonic Home Appliance Service Manual (repair manual). Page 9

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1. Remove the two (2) handle screws located in the body.

2. Position the handle as shown in the illustration.
3. When installing the handle, firmly press the handle onto

the body.

4. Secure the handle to the body using the two screws

removed earlier.

1. Unplug the vacuum and place the handle switch in the

“OFF” position. Remove the two screws that secure the
handle to the vacuum body. Pull up on the handle to
remove it from the body.

2. Remove the handle supporter screws (2) and handle sup-

porter from the handle.

3. Remove the wire nuts connecting the power cord to the

switch assembly.

4. Remove the power cord from the handle supporter. Pull

the cord out through the hole in the handle.

5. Route the cord through the handle supporter as shown in

the diagram. Be sure to lock the cord into the notch on the
handle supporter.

6. Attach the power cord leads to the switch assembly leads

using the wire nuts removed earlier.

7. Insert the handle supporter into the handle and secure

using the two screws removed earlier.

8. Re-attach the handle to the vacuum body using the two

screws removed earlier.

1. Remove the handle cover screw and handle cover. The

switch knob will also come free with the cover.

2. Remove the handle supporter screws (2) and handle sup-

porter from the handle.

3. Remove the lead wire plug from the handle supporter by

pressing in on the retaining tabs on both sides of the plug
and pulling the plug out. (You may need to “rock” the plug
out.) 

4. Once the plug is out, remove the two wire nuts to discon-

nect the switch assembly wires from the power cord. 

5. Pull the old switch assembly (including the attached

wires) out of the handle and replace with a new assembly.
Make sure the microswitches are properly seated in the
handle and the lead wire plug is firmly seated in the han-
dle supporter.

6. Attach the switch assembly lead wires to power cord lead

wires using the wire nuts removed earlier.

7. Insert the handle supporter back into the handle and

secure using the two screws removed earlier.

8. Place the switch knob and handle cover over the

microswitches in the handle and secure with the screw
removed earlier. 

9. Re-attach the handle to the vacuum body using the two

screws removed earlier.

1. Remove dust bin.
2. Press the handle release pedal and lay the vacuum down

so the back side is facing up.

3. Remove the attached hose and screw securing the opti-

cal sensor housing/hose attachment to the rear motor 
cover. Make note of how the optical sensor housing/hose 
attachment is held in place by the rear motor housing. 
You will need to properly align the assembly when replac-
ing the rear motor cover later.

4. Remove motor case by first unscrewing the air inlet guide

by removing the six (6) screws that secure the nozzle
housing.

5. Remove the nozzle housing by grasping the two rear por-

tions of the nozzle housing, lift up on the non belt side
and pivot the housing toward the belt shifter until it
releases from the motor shaft. Remove any residue that
may exist in the belt area.

1. Hook the front of the nozzle housing into the slots on the

front of the nozzle housing. Press the lower plate down
and it will snap into place. The nozzle housing will snap
into place.

2. Replace the seven (7) lower plate mounting screws.