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Step 2Expose the inner working of the front wheel
Remove the front wheel's screw and slide down the metal cover.
Inside you'll find an eccentric press-fit onto the front wheel shaft. This eccentric opens and closes a small switch held in place by the metal cover. Presumably, the motion of this switch lets Roomba know its front wheel is rotating properly. Why isn't there a special 22-note trouble song alerting us to a clogged front wheel? Oh yeah, because cleaning the front wheel isn't a user-serviceable operation, and you've already voided your warranty, violated your service contract, and there are some guys on their way to break your kneecaps right now because you removed that screw and peaked under Roomba's skirt.
Inside you'll find an eccentric press-fit onto the front wheel shaft. This eccentric opens and closes a small switch held in place by the metal cover. Presumably, the motion of this switch lets Roomba know its front wheel is rotating properly. Why isn't there a special 22-note trouble song alerting us to a clogged front wheel? Oh yeah, because cleaning the front wheel isn't a user-serviceable operation, and you've already voided your warranty, violated your service contract, and there are some guys on their way to break your kneecaps right now because you removed that screw and peaked under Roomba's skirt.
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Sep 9, 2007. 11:09 AMtookies
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The metal cover takes some effort to separate from black plastic part. Using a small flat head, I had to pry/leverage it open from top down.
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