How on earth do you get into a Dyson dco5?

The electrical cable will no longer wind in - how do you gain access to the unit?
MRW, June 2004


done
Easy....simply prise out the yellow plugs in the centre of the wheels using a small screwdriver or bradawl and then pull off the wheels using brute force. Then undo the five screws. Bingo!

Phil from Guildford, March 2005
You can't take the wheels off until you're inside - and then you'll probably not want to. There are 5 screws holding the top on, all are "star" type. Undo the visible 1. Pop off the on/off switch & rewind tabs (rewind requires that you 1st remove part of ducting). Then lever wheel away & block (I wedged in screwdriver handle) then undo the 2 scres on each side - use star drive if you have a long enough one, I used regular 'driver of exact right width (checked using extracted visible 1). Good luck.

Gordon Windham, August 2004
Good day all - Please note that I ma having the same problem getting into the DC05. I have seen some screws when I pull the wheels away - Have you managed to get the wheels off?
Any help is much appreciated

Axel, July 2004
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