How to Fix a Roomba making a Clicking/Knocking Noise
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- Опубликовано: 9 авг 2014
- Is your Roomba making a clicking/knocking noise while operating?
Does it randomly stop and tell you to clean the brushes, however they're already clean?
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Hi Greg and other readers!
Great video and really helpful. Had exactly the same clicking noise and when I saw your video, began to dismantle my Roomba.
When I did so, I found that the gearbox was remarkably clean. I cleaned out what does there was and generally inside, pout it back together but got the same clicking noise.
Dismantled again, further cleaning but this time extracted all the cogs, one of which is encased in a small bearing..it is the biggest of the cogs. When I rotated the cog in the bearing, I found that it was not runnin freely so I cleaned with a spray cleaner and air line, oiled with a light oil, put it back together and heh presto, runs beautifully.
Without Greg's video, would not have gone this far. Hope this helps other Roomba fans...what a piece of kit it is!
Cheers,
Phil in Luxembourg
Tried everything he said, didn't work sadly.. but followed this comment and boom! It works. Thanks to both contributors ☺️
Thank-you for posting this video. Here it is March of 2023 and this video saved my old Roomba 655 from the trashcan. It was making those clicking popping sounds just before giving the error message to clear the brushes. This video gave me encouragement to dig deeper into the Roomba. Bingo! The gearbox was loaded with fur and fuzz. We have a Siberian Husky and she sheds like crazy most of the year. Now, the Roomba is cleaning our upstairs game room as I type this. We have 3 Roombas and the 655 is the oldest. The other two are for the downstairs. I really like the self-emptying Roomba. That is really slick.
Glad the video helped you out!
Thank you so much for this video. I just bought a replacement aftermarket battery and a new official roomba charger for a roomba that was left behind by my passed mother. It was working okay for a bit then started making this exact noise. I really didn't know how to even google about this until i found your video lol. So grateful.
Thanx for this video I called roomba they said my roomba brush compartment was broken needed new one I ordered it decided to check online and found your video did gear cleaning and now my roomba works great I called roomba back and cancelled my order u saved me some money that I did not want to spend as I bought my roomba second hand :)
Awesome Jessica! Happy to help!
Lol. If I collected all the hair my dog sheds, I can make a sweater by now. Tribbles! Good on getting the little gremlins out. 1) Tip: take a picture of the gear box so you can refer to it when putting it back together.
So helpful. I had gotten part of the way on my own, but was afraid of breaking something so put everything back together without getting to the gears. Your video allow me to fix it!
I have a Roomba that has been around for SEVERAL years. Always been able to take care of it until that darn clacking sound started. This 65 year old grandmother was able to fix thanks to this video! Thanks for the tutorial!
Bob has been out of action for the last year and was heading for the bin. Thanks so much for posting this fix as he is now back in action :-)
+readerbuzz happy to help!
Been having the same clicking problem your Roomba did...followed the steps in your video and I'm back in business. Thanks for taking the time to film & post the fix!
You're welcome, Doug! Thanks for watching! Please subscribe if you're interested in other how-to videos.
And yet another Roomba saved from the landfill. I wonder how many you have saved over the years! My husband was primed to trash my old 531 and I fixed her right up! She lives to vacuum another day! Thank you!
Awesome! You are welcome, thanks for the feedback!!
Wow, excellent video. No more clicking and Roomba is back on task. Irobot should hire you....you're great!
It worked. I am beyond thrilled. I'd been cleaning the brushes over and over but could not get rid of that awful sound and that error #2 message. Thanks a lot
Had the same knocking noise, and clean brush message. Took mine all apart as shown here, and the gears were perfectly clean! So I thought must be some other issue. Put it back together and now it's running fine! Thanks for the video. Not sure what was wrong but it's fixed now!
That's great! Glad the video helped!
Thank you!! I was ready to give up on my roomba. Your instructions were very clear and best of all, they worked for my roomba!
That's great! Thanks for watching!
Excellent diagnosis, good camera angle and spot-on instructions.
Glad I found your video!
Cleaning the gearbox fixed the issue for me as well.
+Devyandu Bhatia thanks!
You are so awesome to do this video! I did exactly what you said and I saved my Roomba's life!!! I thought he was a goner!I almost felt like a Dr. Bringing Roomba back to life!!! I used vaseline since I didn't have the lubricant you mentioned on hand. Worked great!
You just saved me a couple hundred bucks because I was gonna go get a new roomba - I followed your instructions and now it's back in action!
Awesome!!
Thank you!! I was going nuts trying to figure out why my Roomba kept telling me to clean the brushes. They were clean and the compartment was clean but it was still clunking. I had never noticed those tiny screws on the side, but sure enough, the gears were clogged and no longer moving. I followed your instructions and now its as good as new!! Great video!!
+noladhk awesome! You're welcome!
I absolutely love my Roomba and was literally distraught the little guy wasn't working well. It's now running like new again, thanks so much! Must have with two cats and two dogs!
Excellent tutorial. My daughter is having this problem with her's. Now, thanks to this detailed tutorial, she can repair /refurbish her's.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video Greg, helped me fix my old trusty roomba :)
+Daniel Grip happy to help!
This video is over 5 years old and still helped me from the "error...check Roombas brushes". Good Lawrd my gears were disgustang. I resorted to a cleaning toothbrush dipped in alcohol and an exacto knife for the crevices. Thanks, How to Fix it Workshop!
Hey you're welcome from the future!
Sir, you are amazing. I had the same problem, after watching your video I managed to clean the gears for my Roomba 581. Now the Roomba is going and going. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thank you oh so much. We were ready to scrap our Roomba but we watched your video and she is working like a charm now. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Genius!!!!!
Awesome!!! You are welcome!!!
This video was incredibly helpful! I cleaned out a prodigious amount of caked-up dust and hair at every stage of disassembly. Once I disassembled the gear box on my roomba, however, I found that the compartment wasn’t dirty at all. Instead, the trouble was that once of the gears had seized into place. I popped out the stuck gear, sprayed each gear with silicone lubricant (I was worried white lithium grease would degrade the plastic and attract dust), and reassembled everything. I checked that all of the gears spun freely before closing it all back up. My roomba runs perfectly now! Thank you for this video!
You're welcome!
Thanks a lot for this post. I followed all the instructions and my Roomba works as new
Thanks a lot. Sat down with Video, a beer, and a few tools and got this done. I went ahead and cleaned the pivot wheels while the cover was off. Lubed as many axles as I could find, and like new. This thing is trying to topple the trash can each time it bumps into it. Got a new lease on life!
Thank YOU. I am clueless on mechanical things, but you were so easy to follow. ALL FIxed.
+Jerry Stephens your welcome!
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. Solved my Roomba problem!
Thanks for this video. I had this exact scenario and followed the instructions. It worked like a champ! Sure enough dog hair had clogged the gears and was the cause of the knocking noise along with a brush error. Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
Although this is an old video, it helped tremendously. I wouldn't have thought it would be 'so difficult' to get at the gears or they could get so dirty. But once I got inside to clean it out, I saw that there are openings in the gear box where the axles meet the gears and I guess that's how the grime gets in there. You'd figure they'd make it easier to get at them if they need regular maintenance. Thanks again for the video.
You're welcome, glad it helped!!
Great video I'm amazed that I was able to fix my Roomba in a couple hours-Thanks!
Thank you for your video. The last one I watched was a video with no speech. I commented on their video 6 years ago and no response so I appreciate seeing you reply to your comments! I did as the video said, now putting it back together. Fingers crossed
You're welcome, good luck!
Great tutorial, steady camera work, clear instructions, nice step thru.
My roomba is whirring around without the clunking gears :)
+5ynic thanks!
Thank you for this -- did the trick, and now Rosie is working better (and quieter) than she has in years.
Awesome! You're welcome!!
Thanks for posting this. Was super easy to follow and I was able to solve the clicking on my old Roomba following your instructions.
You're welcome!
Fantastic! Thought my Roomba was a gonner as it was clunking so much but this fix worked beautifully! So clear and easy to follow - ~Thank You!
You're welcome!!
indeed. I followed your video and fixed the same issue of my 7 year old roomba (500 series) which is in excellent condition for another 7 years. It is an engineer marvel. thank you!
Before you tear into your Roomba this far, remove the two brushes and pull the yellow caps off the end. Clean out the junk under the caps and the brass fittings, lubricate, and reinstall. I had cleaned out the brush compartment as described in this excellent video, but that didn't solve the problem. Only after cleaning out the hair and gunk underneath the end of each brush did it work well again.
Great tip, thanks!
Yes, my gear area was clean. I then noted brush end was making contact with chassis and causing friction. This led to heating and plastic starting to stick after 5 min with resulting click then error 2. Removed end bearing and it was wrapped with long hair. Cleaned bearing, shaved off plastic build up from overheating, greased and now all works.
Watched your video and fixed the thing in 15 minutes. Many thanks!
Thank you very much! Excellent video and instructions. I fixed my roomba which had this exact problem. I pull lots of gunk out of the gear box. THANK YOU!
I was having a Knocking sound,I turned mine over and noticed I had a Bottle Cap hung up in the brushes. So happy that’s all it was, I Love my Roomba! 😄❤❤
Ready fix!
Thank you so, so much for this video! My roomba was making the same exact noise, and I thought my roomba was a goner! I had never cleaned the gears before nor ever opened the gear box. My roomba is good as new!
That's great! You're welcome!!
Thank you so much! That was the exact problem. Had my roomba for over a year with two dogs.
+L Luce You are very welcome, glad we could help!
-Josh
Great video, Roomba was 'chattering' across the floor occasionally and "it seemed like the right thing to do." Interestingly enough I had not received the "clean the brush" alert even when it was balled up with Cairn Terrier hair but it did 'chatter'. After cleaning it no longer 'chatters' but has stopped twice to tell me to clean the brush, even though the brush doesn't have much hair on it. Suspect that it might be caused by the screw I left out (another issue). But on the morrow I'll be receiving new brushes and I'll pick up a replacement screw later today. Your video was a great help and I think I'll have my 665 in top shape. Just to note: I also have a 700 series but the 600 does much better at picking up the pets' fur.
Then it will be off to reprogram for automatic cleaning cycles. Possibly add racing stripes ... the younger Cairn likes to cruise.
Thanks!
Great video! Mine was doing that "only going in circles" thing also, replaced the IR sensors (both = $9.58) and its worked perfectly since!
Glad it helped!
Thanks a lot Greg. My roomba started doing this today, and I kinda had a feeling that what you described was the problem. I'll clean it up and hopefully it will run smooth again. Great video.!
Thanks, hope it solved your problem.
Actually the problem appeared to be the brush you remove at 1:30. Underneath there was a lot of hair. I cleaned it up and it ran smoothly again. That apparently triggers the same error code.
Why this info is not available on the Roobma trouble shooting page is beyond me, so frustrating. Thanks again for posting a video on what we need to do.
Great point! Thanks for watching!
They want you to buy a new one.
Great point
Many thanks! 3+ years of cleaning up after 4 cats left my Roomba innards in a similarly furry and click-y condition. This worked like a charm!
+Ring Stafford awesome! You're welcome.
Thank you. This was easy to follow and it fixed my problem!
Thanks so much! The noise was so irritating (as was "Error 2: open Roomba's brush cage and clean brushes). Worked a treat :)
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching.
thank you Greg. I suffered for 2 hours trying to fix that damn thing. I didn't dare to open the last box, till I saw your video. Thanks to your video, my roomba is as new.
Glad to hear it worked for you!
Thank you for the video. Couldn't figure out what was wrong and couldn't believe the crap in the gears. Much appreciated.
OMG finally some help!! Thank you so much, this is exactly what the problem was with my Roomba. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
You are welcome! Thanks for watching!
Like someone else said, it may be old but it still works, solved my problem, Thank you
You're welcome!
Thanks so much! I followed your clear instructions and Rosie is running smoothly again! I'll add my favorite Roomba tip for cleaning all the nooks and crannies. I have long hair and multiple cats so I have to remove hair on a regular basis from around the ends of the brushes, etc. and the best tool I've found is a SEAM RIPPER. Cuts right through the hair and reaches in to all the crevices.
+Anna Gibson thanks! That's a good tip, thanks for sharing!
+Anna Gibson thanks! That's a good tip, thanks for sharing!
Thank You so much! I just fixed my IRobot. No more clicking sound and it runs smoother! Great Video!
+KC Lim awesome! You are welcome
Con tu video me has salvado mi Roomba.
Gracias
THANKS!!! This worked perfectly!! Great instructional video!
Awesome! You're welcome!
Thanks so much! This problem was perplexing me for months! Wish I had found your vid sooner! I was getting to buy a new one, saved me $300!! For all others, take care to take off those little yellow ends of the brushes - hair will get trapped under there and cause the same problem. Check if that works first. You may need pliers to get them off to clean properly! Tweezers and an exacto knife will get the hair off that is wrapped around the stems. Q-tips work well for cleaning around the gears, too.
+Mrs. from Round Rocl great advice!
Worked wonders. Thanks for the vid.
Thanks. Just what I needed. Nice job on the video itself.
you legend, thanks for taking the time to make this!
Thank you so much!! I was told the circuit board is probably broken - irrepairable!!! It was absolutely filthy ( just one dog) and now it works like a charm again!! Was just about to order a new one!!! Thank you!!
That's great!! You're welcome!!
Thank you so much for this video! I thought I needed to replace the motor. My roomba is back in action with no clunking.
+Steph Birch that's awesome! I'm glad I was able to help!!
-Josh
Awesome! That was exactly it and now it's working great. Thank you!
You're welcome
Thanks man. This worked like a charm. Fixed the problem.
You're welcome!
thank you very much! I had the same problem and following your instructions I solved it!
Great video! fixed the problem!! Thank you!
This is the exact info I needed, thank you!
You're welcome!
Just in case you're wondering whether you're living in the future --- here's a video on how to maintain your robot, transmitted to your portable do-everything device at the speed of light.
Thank you sooooooooo much! Exactly what i was looking for! Great job!
Excellent show. Many thanks.....
Thank you. Saved me loads of time and annoyance at that clunking noise.
+Webiness UK Ltd. Glad it worked for you!
Great video, but if you have this knocking sound AND your main brush isn’t fitting into its slot well, the problem Is more likely that there’s hair jammed up underneath the small yellow hex cap at the end of the brush. You can pull it off and clean off the axle.
Yep. That was my issue. Thanks for the comment!!!
Excellent video, very helpful!!!
Thanks!!
Well, you Sir just saved me a new Roomba. Thank you kindly. ❤️
You're welcome!
Nice video, helped me get mine sorted out. I'd skip the grease though, any potential benefits would be heavily outweighed by the accelerated gunk build up.
Thank you so much for this video and saving me getting a new roomba.😊
That's great! You're so very welcome
Worked like a charm! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for the video. Opened my up and there’s wasn’t any hair. There was some small build up other places and that seems to have fixed the problems!!
Worked for me! Thank you so much!!!
Thank you for this video!
Thanks for the video! I was finally able to fix that stupid clicking noise and the constant clean the brushes error.
+niculbolas that's great! You're welcome!
This video helped me so much!
Roomba wanted more than 100 euro for a new brush mount.
They will hate your video :)
Thank you very much sir!
awesome! you are welcome! thanks for the great feedback. keep in mind, your roomba may require this maintenance every once in a while, especially if you have pet hair to clean up.
thanks a lot man! I finally managed to remove that scary clickin with your help!
+Juan G. Grados you're welcome!
This video was super helpful and well done. When disassembling, I discovered a washer. There was so much gunk to clean, I had not noticed any washers, but one was stuck on the cover that is removed to access the gears. That made me think there must be more so using my trusty magnet I searched the hair/gunk but no luck. That was because it was nylon - 2nd discovery. So I sifted through the gunk and found one more - I expected either 3 or 6. Watching this video and searching the comments, I saw no reference to these washers or which gears they go on. So ---- if you are taking apart, watch out for these and report back on which gears they go. I am thinking on the outboard side of the 3 without the metal bushings.....THANKS AGAIN!
Thanks for the tips!
Also - forgot to mention that based on others comments, I used a dry spray lubricant. We’ll see how that works out but so far, so good. Purring.
Thanks for this video it was very helpful and solved my clicking problem!
You're welcome!!
This fixed my issue. Thanks for posting this!
+troysward23 you're welcome!
+troysward23 you're welcome!
Thank you! Perfect instructions - Roomba is working like new :)
You're welcome!!
Dude! Was about to order a new Roomba. We owe you!
Thanks!!
Great how-to! THX!
No problem!
Great video! Going to go home today and try this out. Will post results after!
Sunny Hirpara How did the fix work out for you?
Yup. That's the sound it's making. ...starting to wonder if I've simply replaced my time sweeping with robot maintenance. Thanks for the tutorial!
Yes I've never had to take apart an entire standing vacuum to get it to work properly, especially frustrating when you are allergic to dust
Thank you so much! Worked like a charm!!
Solved my problem! Thank you!
+Philene Lortz you're welcome!
Fixed my problem! Great video!
Thank you! Happy to help.
Thanks for the video, my gearbox looked just like yours. Also my dog heard your dog barking in the video and barked at him. Apparently in newer models the gearbox is sealed better but I'm stuck with this one for now.
Check the brush and rubber “brush” first. Fur/hair can get tangled around those axles. It’s real easy to pop off the yellow cap of the brushes and check there first. (Thanks to Steve Ogden in the comments for mentioning that. That was my issue in the end).
Thanks for sharing the tip
Excellent product!
Thanks!