Kenmore Slide Supporter - 125.81615910

This is the slide supporter carried as KC53KDKNZV06, listed for the Kenmore 125.81615910 along with the 21814, 81614, 81714, BC4026 and BC4027 canisters. It is an internal molded support for a sliding assembly in the vacuum body, and it is ordered by number because there is nothing distinctive about it to describe over the phone.

Age is what kills these. Molded supports go brittle after years of heat cycling and vibration, then split at a stress point during an otherwise ordinary service. The result is movement where there should be none: a section that rattles, binds, or feels loose in the hand, and it will keep working on the surrounding plastic until it is replaced.

Note that Kenmore lists two slide supporters for canisters in this family, KC53KDKNZV06 and KC53KDKMZV06. Check the parts diagram for your model and order the number it calls for.