Hoover Rivet - Lexan Base Agit Ret Spring

The Hoover Rivet for Lexan base uprights is a small but essential fastener that secures the agitator retaining spring, with confirmed fitment on model 1030. Hardware like this rarely gets attention until it goes missing, and by then the symptoms are usually already showing.

Without the rivet in place, the retaining spring can work loose and allow the brush roll to shift out of alignment. A misaligned brush roll wears unevenly, puts extra stress on the belt, and cleans carpet inconsistently across the width of the nozzle, so replacing a lost rivet promptly protects several more expensive parts downstream.

This is the correct factory-pattern rivet for Hoover Lexan-base upright vacuums. If you are rebuilding the base of an older Hoover, it makes sense to order small hardware like this alongside your brush roll and belt.