Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          30 minutes

Sections

2

  • Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away Head Nozzle Disassembly
  • 7 steps
  • Headlights
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

If the headlights don’t turn on, the lights can be inoperative due to electrical malfunctions or due to broken components.

Follow this guide to replace your Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away headlights.

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Video Overview

Step 1

              Shark Rotator Powered Lift-Away Head Nozzle Disassembly
  • Push the lift away button and pull the handle up to separate the body from the wand section.

Push the lift away button and pull the handle up to separate the body from the wand section.

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Step 2

  • Push lift away button on the wand then lift up on the top section to separate.

Push lift away button on the wand then lift up on the top section to separate.

Step 3

  • Tilt the wand shaft backwards for convenient.

Tilt the wand shaft backwards for convenient.

Step 4

  • Lay the head nozzle piece upside down.
  • Rotate the three gray taps to the unlock position.

Lay the head nozzle piece upside down.

Rotate the three gray taps to the unlock position.

Step 5

  • With your fingers, pry and pull the brush cage open.

With your fingers, pry and pull the brush cage open.

Step 6

  • Remove the 13 screws (circled in yellow) using a phillips screwdriver.
  • Be sure to keep track of which screws go into which hole.
  • Remove the one screw (circled in red) that has a Torx head (might be Phillips head on some models).
  • The Torx screw is hidden under a rubber gasket. Carefully, lift up the gasket without damaging it to access this screw.
  • Remove the horizontal screw (circled in orange) that attaches the gray side panel (necessary to remove the white cap on the roller brush in step 8)

Remove the 13 screws (circled in yellow) using a phillips screwdriver.

Be sure to keep track of which screws go into which hole.

Remove the one screw (circled in red) that has a Torx head (might be Phillips head on some models).

The Torx screw is hidden under a rubber gasket. Carefully, lift up the gasket without damaging it to access this screw.

Remove the horizontal screw (circled in orange) that attaches the gray side panel (necessary to remove the white cap on the roller brush in step 8)

Step 7

  • Lift up the top cover now that all of the screws have been removed.

Lift up the top cover now that all of the screws have been removed.

Step 8

              Headlights
  • Detach the headlight’s red and black wires from plastic clip as shown.

Detach the headlight’s red and black wires from plastic clip as shown.

Step 9

  • Follow the headlight’s red and black wires to the circuit board.

Follow the headlight’s red and black wires to the circuit board.

Step 10

  • Unclip the 2-pin electrical connector by pressing the tab then lift up.

Unclip the 2-pin electrical connector by pressing the tab then lift up.

Step 11

  • Carefully lift the headlights and its wires from the vacuum assembly.

Carefully lift the headlights and its wires from the vacuum assembly.

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

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Ginger Myrick - Mar 6, 2020

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Shark sent a brand new replacement nozzle to me (covered in their 5yr warranty) but head lights STILL DO NOT WORK - which makes me wonder where else the issue could be because the above “fix” would not have fixed my vacuum head lights.

Lisa Janette - Sep 28, 2021

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These steps are great, but how do you ACTUALLY replace the led light strip itself? Do u need a special strip? Just any led strip? U left a few more steps out. Is like to replace mine instead of buying a whole new vacuum head.

Dave Thayer - Jul 16, 2022

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Protip: Print out a copy of the first photo for step 6 as large as will fit on the page. Tape it to a piece of foam board and poke the screws into it as you remove them. This makes it easy to remember which screw came from where.