I belive that a pin is caught up in the belt area as making lound rachet noise when switched on and belt is going round when beater bar is not going round does not make noise
Hi,
Go to www.dyson-online.com and look at their Technical Advice and Hints & Tips sections. All the advice and parts you need will be there.
Charles
June 2006
I had the same problem and the problem was the beater bar had sheared(broken into 2 bits)so the belt was still going around but the beater wasn't,hope this helps
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