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I have two cats, and a 551 Roomba. Of my three pets, the Roomba is by far the most useful, and almost the most annoying. About warranty time, one of the gears fell out of the gear train because its retaining pin had slid out of position.

I re-positioned the pin, re-installed the gear, and that mysterious clunking noise I'd heard for two weeks disappeared. However, since that day, the Roomba has developed a problem with the brushes clogging. More precisely, it appears that clots of hair are forming inside the gear that drives the large brush.

I have to use a dental pick to remove the fur, then re-start the poor beastie. This would be annoying if I had to do it every other day, but actual operation time is about five to ten minutes. This has gotten so frustrating that instead of running the Roomba every day, I've reverted to my old vacuum cleaner, which gets used maybe once a week if I'm particularly ambitious. Yes, I clean out the brushes and bin after every cleaning, most meticulously. Isn't there a gasket or some such that can be placed over the end of the brush to keep the fur out of the gear in the first place?

ANY help or advice would be greatly appreciated. This seems to be a common problem as I have read multiple on-line posts about it. P38 Serial Numbers Spreewerke. Some refer to it as the CIRCLE DANCE OF DEATH. I have recently initiated contact with IRobot about this common problem and will update the results of my problem. 1/13/12 update -So I should have included my model numbers. I have a 530 and a 580. Both were out of warranty.