Disassembling the Miele S8340 vacuum cleaner

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Open the vacuum and take out the dust bag.

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Take out the filter.

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Slide a flat object (like a flat head screwdriver or the spudger) underneath the buttons to remove them.

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The white cover and the black "ribbon" are secured with clips. To remove them, you first insert a spudger between the cover and the vacuum itself (picture 1). Then you can insert a spudger between the ribbon and the vacuum and slide it around the whole vacuum to detach the ribbon from the machine.

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The white cover should now also be detached from the black ribbon.

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The remove the vacuum pipe hooks you can remove this screw on both sides.

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Next you will need to remove this screw, located left side of the motor

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Now you can remove the whole rear part of the vacuum, together with the flap. You might need to pull on multiple places and use a bit of force.

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Then you can simply remove the black cover from the rear part of the vacuum by sliding it downwards.

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Open this (and possibly further) clip on the rear part of the vacuum.