Introduction
Is your Roomba not able to sense surrounding obstacles, preventing it from avoiding such barriers? If so, here is the guide to fix the problem with a simple change of the bumper sensor. All you need are the standard #0 and #1 Phillips Screwdriver heads in order to remove the two types of screws involved with this replacement.
What you need
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Flip the iRoomba over so that the underside is facing up.
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Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the 4.0 mm screw in the center of the yellow side brush.
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Remove the yellow side brush.
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Remove the two 3.5 mm Phillips screws that hold the battery cover onto the Roomba with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Remove the battery cover.
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Remove the two remaining 3.5 mm Phillips #0 screws that attach the base-plate to the bottom of the Roomba.
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Remove the entire base-plate from the bottom of the Roomba.
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Remove the ten 3 mm screws that attach the bumper guard to the bumper with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
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Remove the bumper guard.
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Lift up the Roomba so that its bumper is not resting on anything, and slowly separate the bumper from the device.
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Remove the two 3 mm screws that attach the sensor connector to the bumper/sensor with a #1 Phillips Screwdriver.
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Carefully detach the sensor connector from the bumper and the sensor.
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Flip the bumper over, ensuring the sensor remains inside the sensor compartment.
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Gently remove the bumper from the black infrared sensor.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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