Dyson Ball Disassembly and Reassembly - Motor Replacement 

This video was perfect! I was able to get a $30 replacement motor on eBay instead of paying $250 for a new vacuum. Detailed instructions. Everything came apart and went back together perfectly with this guidance. Thank you!

What a life-saver video! I just purchased a refurbished Dyson Ball Animal 2 straight from the manufacturer's site yesterday, and while it suspiciously arrived with a lightning fast delivery today, and looking surprisingly brand new and all (somehow), like not even a single scratch anywhere on the unit, with crystal clean canisters and accessories and all, I was trying to backtrack why would the unit was even sold as refurbished only to realize the right ball had crazy amount of rolling resistance like it was asking for me to let it die. So I deduced that someone (after noticing the sticky ball) likely returned it on day one, and somehow the Dyson QA Team probably thought the ball spins just enough to sell refurbished. I personally cannot emphasize enough how loud and scratchy each rotation was for me, and I thought the least I could do is to see what's causing all that hubbub before I reach out to Dyson to have the unit serviced. And in an effort to figure out how I could dismantle the ball I stumbled on your video, and your 6:23 mention of the "two washers" did it for me. My unit never had them. What a shame! Yet luckily, 25 years ago I purchased this assorted box of washers which I never ever needed until today. I grabbed the just perfect sized couple, sprayed them with Dupont dry-film lubricant, and put them on their first mission. Now the right ball spins even more readily than the left one, ha ha! Thank you kind random RU-vidr.

I am so grateful for this video! Thank you! We were unable to find a local repair person who worked on Dysons and I was unwilling to go through the headache of shipping it somewhere. I bought the motor on eBay for $30 and did it myself. Not only did we save hundreds of dollars, but I got the satisfaction of doing it myself. It now works great!

I was just trying to do a deep clean because we have guinea pigs and cats. This was above and beyond. I appreciate you taking the time to share this. You're a good man and a wizard.

Man, watching this reminded me of the headache I got repairing my Dyson ball. 1,000,000 torx screws. I went vintage/retro Kirby and never look back. So, so much simpler to DIY. Just replaced one Kirby's bearings last week by removing 10 Phillips screws holding real metal together.

Managed to restore a trash bin dyson to former glory following this video and another about deep cleaning. A lot of mud and one melted wire later and we're back in business.

Life saver!!! Couldn’t figure out where the cam spring and little arm went when I tried to reassemble. My motor stopped working and figured it was dead so I didn’t pay attention to any parts. Somehow it started working again and had to figure out how to put it all back together. Only have two extra screws 😅

Thank you so much for posting this, it was absolutely brilliant and accurate from beginning to finish, which otherwise would have been difficult to complete. Swapped the motor out of my broken Dyson DC43 into the body of another unit that would have been thrown out. Again, fantastic video.

Excellent video and a BIG THANK YOU!!! I bought a replacement motor for my DC-18 on eBay for $25. This video was similar enough for me to do my replacement in 6 to 8 hours (ending up with a small bag of extra plastic parts and screws!). I stuck it out and in the end, I crossed my fingers, plugged it in, and its working just like it used to. It's the 2nd Dyson I've done a deep dive repair on and each time I've said, I'm never doing that again! Thanks again!!!!

I bought a used Dyson and I am very impressed, very good suctioning, and fun to take apart and put together, very well thought out.

BRILLIANT - thank you so much for this valuable strip-down, which is a key move towards more sustainable living!

Thank you so much!! Easy to follow how-to. I just fixed my Dyson Ball Animal 2. The internal hose on my unit was shredded. I'm not sure how that happened, but I'm very grateful for your help. :)

It is the most perfect way of teaching. Thank you.

THANK YOU soooooo much! I have a DC41 animal and the COV hose split so I ended up striping it back and forgetting how to re-assemble it. Without you've amazing video I was about ready to give up, but after viewing the precise and detailed explanation I now have a brand new hoover again...YAaay!

Thanks for this video! I was able to take my up13 apart since the brush wasn't spinning. Thought it would be the circuit board, but instead it was pinched wires.

Thank you for taking the time and effort to make this VERY DETAILED video. I had to also replace my main motor for same vacuum and I followed along to your video. Much Respect!!

Great video! Helped me repair my Dyson ball vacuum. Thank you very much for uploading this video.

Absolutely brilliant, thank you so much for posting this. I learn a ton load from your video. Swapped the motor and saved my DC 43.

Thank you so much for making this very in-depth repair video! A little time consuming process, but worth it to be able to repair an expensive vacuum! Unfortunately there are several pieces on mine that are broken now, such as the release button on the dirt bin that allows you to remove it, as well as the bottom “trap door” release lever, and now the main hose is torn. The cost to buy these replacements new from Dyson is almost enough to justify buying a whole new (slightly cheaper) vacuum.

Outstanding video! I look forward to starting work on the same replacement soon.

Thanks for this excellent video. I used the process for teardown to fix my DC66!

I have the same screwdriver toolset, and if you pull back the black bit with the two silver stripes, the head extends on a steel rod to whatever length you need in 2cm increments. Not a solution if it's the socket that's too wide, but thought you'd like to know. This is exactly the video I needed btw, thanks :)

You did an excellent Job on this video, very detailed! Big help for me to put mine back together... THANK YOU SIR!!!

On a commutated motor it doesn't matter which way you attach the wires. It will only spin one way. Since it is alternating current the wires alternate between positive and negative polarity at 60 cycles per second. The offset of the winding in the commutator relative to the field determines which way the motor spins. Since it is using alternating current the field and armature switch polarity 60 times per second but the offset of the windings keep it spinning the right direction.

my goodness this is a deep send. well done and thanks for all the info!

Need to know how to change the filter

Thanks for the great upload man 👍🏽

Thank you for your great video. Very complicated device? My roller stoped working so I have to try to replace the harness? I think??? Thanks again for your great video.

Till now I never understood why Die-Soon charges so much for what superficially seems like a really cheap pile of junk. But the number of fasteners, the number of different bits and assembly steps required to put on together is much greater than other vacuums, even some really high priced European ones. Even Malaysian sweat shop labor costs money and this thing seems labor intensive. Mieles come apart in under five minutes. There are maybe six or eight screws total. Their motors come apart in another two minutes. Really simple. Kenmore's canisters have four screws and it's apart. Everything else slides or snaps into place. A Sebo canister will have maybe two screws total and about the only hard part is replacing the airbelt clips on reassembly. Their uprights are similarly easy to take apart. Maybe eight screws total and you use the same bit for all of them. Taking this thing reminds me of one of those Russian Troika nesting dolls.

What is that fork looking thing coming out of the ball in the front above the electrical connection? Half of mine is broken and I was thinking of getting the part. Thank you for a great video!

Increíble mucho trabajo 😮

Thanks great video

Thanks for the great video. I replaced the motor in my up19 all went well until I began to reassemble. There are 2 wires that connect to the the plug for the brushes. I believe it's the Yoke, Cable Assembly UP16/UP19 Part Number: 966388-01 for Dyson. It has a piece that slides with wires in it. Can't figure out how it goes on reassembly. I can't find anything specific to that in the UP19 on the web. Any help appreciated.

Do you have a video for replacing the locking upright mechanism? Mine will pop in place but then starts leaning and falls back.

Great video, have you replaced the main duct assembly? If so, anything I should know, or approach cautiously? Currently, what I am attempting.

Thanks, helpful video, but where the problem comes in is Dyson Canada will not sell individuals the motor, and the nearest Dyson vacuum repair store (to me) will not order me the motor from Dyson Canada unless they also install it for only $200.00. So no sense in learning how to tear it down if parts cannot be secured by the person wanting to save some money. Dyson has lost my business and my respect. A heads up to anyone wanting to DIY repair their Dyson, good luck.

Can you please help? Where does the small black part that looks like a screw can go in it go to? It says 'Dyson 11-6206' on it. For multifloor 2. Please google a picture of it. Thanks.

What a pain in the ass , I am doing a newer dyson , I hope I can remember how to put it back together

I need to know where the upright switch cam goes on dc 40 can't find info anywhere

Never saw a belt? Trying to replace belt

Would you mind sharing where you purchased the replacement motor!

How important is the lever and spring you show at 29:50-ish?

Thanks for posting this but please edit this video to 30 minutes. Cut to the chase.

Cool video. Informative. Educational. If I had a friend like you, life would be great... ..My Dyson Dragon Ball Z is in 200-300 pieces on my floor. My 25 year old son thinks I'm on meth when he saw the pile of screws and parts. ..Dyson can kiss my ass.. Great video..not joking!👏

Parts are so expensive I'd rather buy a new shark or hoover.

This Dyson Ball is NOT the same as the one I am trying to put back together. Mine is a yellow Multi Floor 2. The powerhead wires are routed differently. Your title should reflect the specific model you are working on. The DC40 maybe?

On second thought....maybe since she's a female and that's a vacuum well.... nevermind