We bought our DC 41 on Amazon a couple of years ago, and had it shipped to Portugal where we live. Dyson have advised that as the unit was purchased in the UK and delivered to Europe, the guarantee is void. (So much for the EU)
Yesterday the main ball motor was very noisy, possibly brushes arcing, so today I have read all available Dyson posts and have stripped the unit down in order to remove the motor and see what the damage is.
This is the motor side. There are no visible screws or retainers, but the motor does not slide out easily and I am reluctant to apply excessive force to remove it.
This is the motor bucket side and I believe I have removed everything that could retain the motor.
Does anyone have any tips or tricks for extracting the motor from the bucket?
I also noticed that as shown on other posts, the yoke which supports the brush head has cracks on the side mounting plate, so I will be replacing this as well during the rebuild.
Whilst I appreciate the comments of the moderator that to remould this part would be a huge cost to Dyson it is a shame that considering how well built the rest of the machine is that this part suffers from a design flaw.