Riccar Bag Mount Spring for...
$6.99
Product details
Part B480-9600 is a small coiled spring that loads the bag mount on upright vacuum cleaners, keeping constant tension across that fitting so the collar snaps home square and holds its position for as long as the machine keeps running. It is a modest-looking piece for how much it affects whether a bag stays seated properly.
Springs like this give out gradually rather than snapping. Years of being flexed open and released each time the bag is changed slowly stretches the coil, and a stretched coil delivers less holding force even while it still looks whole to the eye. What you notice first is usually small: the bag hangs a touch crooked instead of square, or the collar needs an extra push or two to click into place where it used to seat on the first try. Ignore it long enough and the collar can eventually shake loose during normal use, which lets fine dust leak out at the mount rather than collecting where it should.
No model list ships with this particular listing, so resist the urge to buy on the assumption that a similar-looking spring in your machine means this is the right one. Open the mount panel and measure the old spring's coil diameter, overall length and hook shape against B480-9600, or cross-check it on your model's exploded parts diagram, before placing the order. Two springs can look alike at a glance and still deliver very different holding force once wound differently.
- Part number: B480-9600
- Component: bag mount tension spring
- Application: upright vacuum bag mount assemblies
- Sold: individually
Fitting it is a quick job once the panel is open: unhook the old coil from its anchor points and hang the replacement the same way, then work the bag collar in to confirm it clicks fully home before you close everything back up. If the collar still refuses to hold with a new spring in place, look at the mount tabs themselves for hairline cracks, since a damaged tab can produce the exact same symptom as a tired spring.