3 x Neato Botvac Side Brush Belt 65 70e 75 D75 80 D80 85 D85 D4 D5 D6 D7 Motor

These rubber drive belts are very expensive. The Neato cleaner is badly designed as it is quite a time consuming job to fit the belts, which are a "consumerable" item and will probably need replacing again in about twelve months

This was a perfect replacement for my failed Neato Botvac Connected side brush. The story is long but I believe it may help so folks out there so here goes..., I learned a lot about my Botvac during the troubleshooting process eventually leading me to replace the motor and belt. Initially believing I only needed a replacement belt led me to ordering these belts from Amazon and my first disassembly of the machine. Don't be afraid of this by the way, if you have a long shaft #10 torx screwdriver the process takes around 5 minutes (with some practice). After disassembling and finding a broken belt, I ordered this product, replaced the belt and reassembled only to find the brush still not spinning. Disassembly #2 led me to verify everything was re-connected correctly (which it was) but still no side brush movement. Disassembly #3 began some troubleshooting, once I learned that the drive motor is a pretty standard variable speed 3v-12v motor, I taped 2 AA batteries together making a 6v power supply and connected this power source directly to the top of the motor where the leads come out. The motor did not turn. I reassembled so we could still use the vacuum and I order a new motor on Amazon. Once the new motor arrived, I tried my 6v test power supply on the new motor before opening up the Botvac again and it worked so I proceeded with Disassembly #4 and replaced the motor. After reassembly and a test run, the side brush spun but it was intermittent. This led to utter frustration and frantic Google searches leading me nowhere. With my last bit of patience I disassembled the Botvac for the 5th time and removed the belt from the motor. Low and behold the belt on the "new" motor was oversized compared to the belts I ordered in step #1. I replaced the belt, reassembled and Walla... a happy fast spinning side brush wooo hooo!!!!!! The two big lessons learned are #1 how to test your motor and #2 slow or intermittent side brush equals possibly stretched out belt.

These are a lot thicker than the OEM belts, and should last longer. Putting the new belt on the motor was simple. Getting to the motor to put the belt on....not so much. But, with the aid of a couple of YouTube videos, I had it done in about 20 minutes. The first set I ordered disappeared in the UPS facility 30 miles from my home. Props to Amazon and the seller in getting a replacement out quickly.February 18, 2020 update: The first set of belts I ordered that were lost just arrived. I have no use for 3 more belts, but the return window closed on January 31, 2020. The package they arrived in was in tatters.

As you can see from the pictures they are much smaller than the original O-rings, this explains why the side brush started making a horrible rattling noise and one of these O-rings broke after a week. Needless to say I cannot recommend this and don’t understand where all these good reviews came from.

Working great so far. You’ll need a pretty long reaching torx screwdriver to get to the motor that spins the side brush. Probably took around 30 min to replace. The old one was obviously worn and stretched.I’ve read complaints about the replacement being a different material. Honestly, I think that was done on purpose to increase longevity.The brush spins fast and even well on carpet now. Time will tell if it holds up but I am extremely satisfied so far. Beats sending it off to some repair shop and paying $100.