Envirocare Oreck XL Replacement Roller Brush Assembly

Bought this with the understanding it would be an OEM Oreck roller brush replacement and it was! The design and construction were the same as the original roller brush on the vacuum. The only difference (which was minor) was the substitution of a metal end with a plastic end. Will not affect the performance and does not seem likely that it would affect the durability over the life of the roller brush. This roller brush was much cheaper (~$14) through Amazon than if I would have purchased it through Oreck. They wanted ~$30 for the brush and then wanted to charge another $20 or so to install it. The replacement is something anyone able to read and with a little bit of ambition can do for themselves. The biggest thing is watching the orientation of the square holders at each end of the roller brush. Other than that it's four screws, remove the belt, remove the roller brush and install the new one. Also, for those replacing, the roller brush has two different orientations (as noted above). This allows for the brush to basically be lower so that you can get more life out of a single roller brush. In other words, make sure you have used your roller brush to it's fullest. If you have your instruction manual, it's all in there. I would suggest taking a look at it before doing the replacement.

on one end of the roller the plastic cap is glued on the oem so you can't access it to service the bearings on that end, instead of smashing it to bits I just ordered this one, it is high quality, very cost effective and I don't have to lose my religion over a glued cap, just swap yours out, you'll be glad you did

So far, this seems to be the perfect fix for our vacuum problems. A bit of backstory: Our Oreck has been smelling when we used it. It was the burning rubber type smell, so we replaced the belt. Well, we kept having the same problem, and have gone through a number of belts. Finally, we decided that perhaps the brush wasn't spinning as freely as it should. Since we couldn't disassemble the brush on our vacuum, replacing it seemed like the best option.My husband was impressed with this particular brush. The pieces are all a bit tighter together than the one that originally came on the vacuum, so we are hoping it is less likely that something will get tangled up in there. Vacuum is working great still. Seems to have fixed out problem!

First this roller brush was shipped in a timely manner. I ordered this one, mostly because of the good reviews ! Now that I have it, there are some pro's and con's !! First the good - 1) the price seems fair. 2) the bag it came in had the Oreck name and part # on it. 3) where the belt rides (pulley) is metal (not plastic), the shaft is wood. 4) it looks and works very similar to the one I replaced. Now for the questionable 1) it's not exactly the same ( different ends on wood shaft that reduce the number of bunches of bristles and furthermore the spacing is greater between the bunches of bristles at the shaft ends). 2) throughout the length of the wood shaft the number of bristles in bunches is less, for example - say there's 100 bristles in a bunch on my original one, on this replacement one there's only 80, thereby giving other reviewers the idea that its not as stiff of a brush, when actually the bristles are most likely the same stiffness, there's just less of them ! 3) the Oreck label used on the plastic bag, looks like just anybody typed it up and put it on there ! ........ overall if the vacuum works as good as it use too, then most of this stuff won't really matter much,...... so i'm going to ask the wife right now and see what she say's ? Her response was ...... " I don't notice any real difference" !!! So, there you have it !

Looks as if it were an Original Oreck (replacement) part

My son said that the old Oreck started to smoke when he turned it on. I was about to throw it away when I decided to turn it on to see what he was talking about. The brush didn't turn but the motor sounded fine and didn't produce smoke or smell. So I took the plate off the bottom. The belt was broken so I replaced it and put the vacuum cleaner back together. Mistake on my part. The new belt immediately burned up producing the smoke and smell my son talked about. I took it apart again and found that the bearing was shot and the roller wasn't turning so when the motor started and the belt didn't, the friction of the belt on the brush burned it up. Solution: New brush roller assembly and a 3 pack of new rubber belts. Vacuum works great and I paid less than twenty bucks total.

My wife has owned a Oreck for at least 20 years, and I have repaired it a couple of times. I did not realize that the brushes would wear like they have. This new roller made all the difference since I recently replaced the motor through Amazon also!

Background: The Oreck was given to us about 8 years ago as it wasn't working. Took it apart and discovered the suction tube was totally clogged and the drive belt was broken. Fixed both of those and we've used it since, no problems. I decided that perhaps the brush should be replaced, it still picked up, but I later discovered that was due to powerful suction. Emailed Oreck to ask if there was a way to determine when to replace the brush. Yep, put a straight edge over the brush opening and if you can't see bristles, it's time to replace. OK. Ordered this unit from Amazon. When it came in, disassembled the Oreck and removed the old brush, discovered that it was marked "new" and "old"...hmmm, naturally I hadn't noticed how it came out. Looking at the new one, yep, it was also so labeled. No instructions, so fast trip to youtube and watched a 90 second video (what'd we do before the internet?) and found that the "new" should be closest to you with the unit upside down on the floor. Reassembled and it works great.Observations: Take the bottom off your Oreck and see if you can simply rotate "new" with "old." and avoid replacing brush for now. When you order this unit,[...] get some belts as they are the biggest failure point of these machines. Have at least a 4" long (blade) #1 or #2 Phillips screwdriver for dis assembly. The new "multipurpose" screwdrivers with interchangeable bits are too thick to access the screws.