Hayward Drive Pulley Assembly with Ball Bearing, RCX26002

The Hayward RCX26002 is the drive pulley assembly with ball bearing for TigerShark robotic pool cleaners. It is the genuine Hayward part, supplied assembled with the bearing already fitted.

Where it sits in the drive

The pulley is the link between the cleaner motor and the track that moves it across the floor and up the walls. It runs on a ball bearing, and that bearing takes every hour the cleaner spends submerged. As it wears the drive gets noisy, the track stops turning freely, and the cleaner starts missing its pattern.

Fitting

Because it arrives as a complete assembly there is no bearing to press in separately. If one pulley has gone, check the others on the same cleaner while it is apart. They have all done the same hours.