Sears Kenmore Progressive canister Vacuum First, you are working with 120v electricity.  don't know what you are doing, quit and lets an expert fix it. I created this page, since I can't find any other page on this repair.  snapped the two back screw trying to get it open. The vacuum was running, the wife was vacuuming and it stopped. It's some 10+ years old. I am not  liable for any attempts to fix your vacuum. Know what you are doing, wear leather gloves. First you can check the hose assemble.  The center and one end one gives continuity when the switch is onIf that is what the problem is, the top comes apart.  cover is held by the top handle side screw.  Then it pops off.  didn't get any further as I saw those contacts were good.  item that seems to go is the cord reel,  there are contacts on that item that could go bad.  To check inside parts.  screws under the front flap.  There are two others under the reel return

To get to them, pull up on the back of the reel return lever. It will pop off and a spring is also under there. Now you can see the motor and reel.  There are two wires coming from the reel to wire nuts.  With the item unplugged, check the contacts via these two wires.  You can just cross them and check forblue max air 2000 vacuum cleaner continuity at the plug.  vacuum cleaner bags type ccThat whole thing easily pulls out.  vacuum cleaner tutorial be a screw holding it down.  Mine seems to have a parts sticker on it, so I may have replaced that part years back.  Hence I did not see a screw Mine had a "bag full" light.  There is a white cap that just sits on it and that item can be taken off and put aside.

If that checks out.  some block next to the motor with all kinds of connectons, thinking it's some strange expensive fuse, I was going to quit.  I took out the motor and happen to see some black item on the side.  Looking at the wiring diagram (stuck way on the side) there is a standard fuse !  That hot wire directly from the power cord goes to a fuse.  I (carefully) cut off the black shrink wrapping, check the continuity and zip.  Checking it twice I twisted offActually the fuse is in two tight caps. It's a slow blow 15A fuse.  I could only find a quick blow 15A at Radio Shack.  I soldered the fuse directly to the two wire connectors (since I snapped off the push on covers), put the black shrink back on and covered in electrical wire.   You have to be careful soldering a fuse as if it gets too hot, the fuse connection inside will justI put back the reel wire nuts and pushed the hose to the frontPlugged it in (into a fused power outlet) and turn the handle

on,  yippee, the motor kicks.  UNPLUGGING IT, I took the motor out of the holder and cleaned off the foam (it comes off by lifting it off two tabs on the motor) by hitting it against something outside the house.  I put it all back together.  Put back the 4 screws and the spring and snapped back the return reel top.Cost $2.99 ( 4 fuses were in the package) Hidden screws, pull up from the back to release the rewind bar. Below you see the fuse, shrink cover, my broken connectors, the white wires uncapped, and the motor back. Why did the fuse go, maybe the foam was so filthy it didn't let the motor cool and drew over 15 amps.  I will update this in a few months so you know that this repair was worth it.  Of course if it works for a few months, it gives you time to look for something else.  still working fine !)Progressive drive 11631912100 no longer self propels 11631912100 Kenmore Upright vacuum Thank you for choosing Sears Parts Direct.

I will be happy to help with your vacuum. Upon researching model number 11631912100; the agitator is what creates the drive movement. The agitator bristles can wear down. Then the bristles no longer make contact with the floor. The brush may need to be replaced. Lay a paper flat on the bottom. Replace the brush if it doesn’t make contact with the paper. Thank you for choosing Sears. We appreciate your business. Have a great day. Kenmore Progressive Direct Drive won't shut off 116.31912100I will be more than happy to assist you. I can understand any frustration you may have experienced with regards to your unit. Let’s see what we can do for you. I looked everywhere for that information I was not able to locate the wire diagram for that switch. I would recommend having a technician take a look at the vacuum. Hope this information has helped you. If you are not comfortable doing this repair you can click here to schedule a technician or call toll free 1-800-469-4663.

Vacuum won't power on 11631912100 Kenmore Upright vacuum Thanks for your question- we see that no one from the community responded.  If you still require assistance on this topic, please resubmit your question with any updated information and we will have one of our experts take a look.  Also, we have updated our site to include information regarding common repairs and diagnosis, which can be found here: .  If you are looking for your owner’s manual, it can be found here: .  There are no repair manuals available at either link you provided. The only information I could find was a parts diagram but it doesn't tell me how to open the vacuum. This is probably a faulty switch but I don't want to break the vacuum trying to open it. Can you provide assistance on how to open the switch area? Ok so I found how to open it. I'm looking at two circuit boards and where the handle presses the power switch. When I press that switch nothing happens. I'm assuming it's some sort of relay switch and should be able to test voltage to see if it needs to be replaced?