Dyson Ball Animal Brushbar Replacement

Written By: Mairead Nye

Comments: 12

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

5 minutes

Introduction

This is a guide to removing the brush bar for replacement or cleaning.

Tools

TR10 Torx Security Screwdriver

Parts

Dyson DC65, DC66 and UP13 Animal Brushbar

Step 2

Recline the vacuum on its back and position the brushbar up in the air.

Step 3

Pull the red ring around the base of the brush head down and away from the body.

Step 5

Pull up the red tabs on the top of the brushbar.

Step 7

Remove the four screws with a Torx T10 Screwdriver.

On mine, these 4 screws don’t take a Torx T10 bit but a regular phillips.

John Vannoy -

Step 8

Lift the brushbar away from the housing while pulling it out to the side.
This may take some force and wiggling.

Thanks for the instructions. They were a great help. However, after reassembling, the short brushbar is not rotating when the vacuum is turned on. Only the long brusbar is rotating. Any idea why?

(The short brushbar spins freely)

Charles Woodring - 17/12/17

Thanks so much for posting. My head had become a little bit grungy and was trying to find a way to clean it. In the model I have the rings and clips are gray. Maybe they changed them to “match” the color scheme. Either way you’re amazing and thanks again!!!!!

Paulie Keener - 03/06/21

Is there a way to get the motor apart with the little wheel mine is clogged with dirt

Dawna Wolf -

Conclusion

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

Author

Mairead Nye

Member since: 08/05/17

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8 comments

I'm like to know if this works for the Dyson ball animal2 as well

Jean Riehle - 25/04/19

It does work

ade 23 - 04/09/20

We used this guide to clean the brushbar assembly of the DC41 animal too. Thank you SO MUCH for writing it!!! We’d never have tried pulling the bar off sideways.

Anthony Clark - 22/05/19

Thanks to MaireadNye for the easy to follow guide. I used this to remove and clean the brush bar and its housing on a Dyson Animal 2 upright vacuum. The four screws securing the brush bar were not T10 Torx, but rather Phillips head, so no big deal. What took the longest amount of time was searching for my Torx tools before I began, which is unlike me. I usually grab tools as I go, but since only one was required, I decided to (unnecessarily) have it ready to go. I used vinegar first to get out a soy sauce type smell, but dish soap was what worked. Thanks again!

(And thanks to Dyson for making stuff like this user-friendly!)

renee marie - 14/04/20

what is the part and part number of the wheel in between the brush bar?

Jerry Taylor - 20/05/21

After you get the 2 brush bars out, I highly recommend removing the black plastic part from the end of each one (remove the single torx screw in the center). On mine, there was a lot of hair and dust trapped underneath that piece, that was keeping it from rotating freely. One of them was noticeably hard to rotate, until I cleaned that stuff out, and then it rotated normally.

John Vannoy -

I need to order a new brush bar, now. Do you know the part number?

Judd Everts -

Really helpful guide. Thanks.

I've dismantled it all to clean as son had vacuumed a sugary drink that he had spilt and crystallised inside. Also cleaned the integral hoses and bin.

Catherine Boulton -