Initially when I took it out of the box I almost immediately sent it back for a return. Compared to my old belt, this new belt was an inch or 1.5" smaller than the brush wheel. However, the belt is quite elastic, so I hand-tightened it well, then looped it over the motor and fed it to the brush. wheel, and put everything back in its place. I don't know how long it's been since the belt broke but my vacuum didn't work very well for several months. I found it by accident while doing a 6 month…