You can now find repair guides for your Roomba 500 series robots posted on the Ultimate Roomba Resource Center. These manuals will guide you through the removal and replacement of the main components and common repairs in these Roombas. See below for links to the repair guides, and also likely causes for each repair:
Chapter 1: What is Roomba saying to me? - what Roomba’s beeps, songs, and spoken messages mean.
Chapter 2: Maintenance - how to maintain your Roomba
Chapter 3: How to Open Up Roomba - how to disassemble and reassemble your Roomba.
Chapter 4: Wheel Module - how to replace Roomba’s right and/or left wheel module. Likely causes: Roomba says ‘Error 5, Error 7 or Error 10: Spin Roomba’s side wheels to clean’ or ‘Please inspect and clean Roomba’s wheels’, Roomba spins in circles, Roomba wheel tread is badly worn.
Chapter 5: Side Brush Module - how to replace Roomba’s side brush module. Likely causes: side brush keeps falling off, side brush never turns, side brush motor shaft is damaged.
Chapter 6: Brush Deck Module - how to replace Roomba’s brush deck module. Likely causes: Roomba says ‘Error 2: Open Roomba’s brush cage and clean brushes’ or ‘Please remove and clean Roomba’s brushes’, Roomba is not picking up debris /dustbin is empty after it’s finished cleaning, Roomba’s brushes make a clicking noise, Roomba’s brushes do not turn.
Chapter 7: Main Brush Casing Gears - how to replace Roomba’s main brush casing gears. Likely causes: Roomba says ‘Error 2: Open Roomba’s brush cage and clean brushes’ or ‘Please remove and clean Roomba’s brushes’, Roomba is not picking up debris /dustbin is empty after it’s finished cleaning, Roomba’s brushes make a clicking noise, Roomba’s brushes do not turn.
Chapter 8: Main Brush Motor - how to replace Roomba’s main brush motor. Likely causes: Roomba says ‘Error 2: Open Roomba’s brush cage and clean brushes’ or ‘Please remove and clean Roomba’s brushes’, Roomba is not picking up debris /dustbin is empty after it’s finished cleaning, Roomba’s brushes make a clicking noise, Roomba’s brushes do not turn.
Chapter 9: Main Brush Casing - how to replace Roomba’s main brush casing. Likely causes: Roomba says ‘Error 2: Open Roomba’s brush cage and clean brushes’ or ‘Please remove and clean Roomba’s brushes’, Roomba is not picking up debris /dustbin is empty after it’s finished cleaning, Roomba’s brushes make a clicking noise, Roomba’s brushes do not turn.
Chapter 10: Speaker - how to replace Roomba’s speaker. Likely causes: Roomba never beeps.
Chapter 11: Motherboard - how to replace Roomba’s motherboard. Likely causes: Roomba says ‘Charging Error Two’ or ‘Charging Error Five’, Roomba has gotten wet / spilled on, a part/module has been replaced and the part/module still doesn’t work.
Chapter 12: Light Touch Bumper Array - how to replace Roomba’s light touch bumper array. Likely causes: Roomba says ‘Please inspect and clean Roomba’s cliff sensors’, Roomba never slows down before hitting an obstacle.
Chapter 13: Bumper Sensors - how to replace Roomba’s bumper sensors. likely causes: Roomba says ‘Error 9: Tap Roomba’s bumper to clean’, Roomba spinning in circles, .