Electrolux-Eureka EL-6988 C...
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Part 39967 is the release pedal for the Electrolux-Eureka EL-6988 canister, the foot-operated control on the machine body that trips its release catch so the operator does not have to bend down and work a latch by hand.
Foot pedals on a canister lead a rougher life than any hand control. They get pressed by shoe heels instead of fingers, collect the grit that gets tracked across the floor, and take glancing kicks whenever the machine is dragged along to the next room. The usual complaints are a pedal that sticks down instead of springing back, one that moves freely but no longer trips its catch, or one that has cracked outright from a hard press. Any of those turns a one-touch release into a two-handed chore, and the machine gets a little less pleasant to use every day the fault goes unfixed.
It is supplied as the complete pedal release, so the repair is a swap of the worn piece rather than an attempt to rebuild a small plastic mechanism by hand. Unplug the canister before removing the old pedal, and set the new part next to the old one as it comes off so the orientation is obvious on the way back in.
This pedal is listed for four machines in the EL-6988 family: the EL6988A and EL6988BZ, plus the EL6989A and EL6989AZ. Confirm the model designation on your canister's rating label against that list before ordering, since Electrolux built several similar-looking canisters in this era and the label is the reliable way to match parts.
- Part: 39967, canister pedal release
- Fits: Electrolux-Eureka EL6988A, EL6988BZ, EL6989A, EL6989AZ
- Replace when: the pedal sticks down, no longer springs back, or has cracked
- Install: unplug the machine and match the new pedal's orientation to the old one