Thank you , I thought as much myself because the front part contains the spring hooks holding the drum.
somewhere another forum people were saying you can take off the front part but you must put the backpack back on as stability. I don’t think this is quite right , I tried turning it on its back but it has a floor panel which makes access not so easy, thank you .
any idea how to remove the big plastic ducting directly under the fan and along the sides to unclog and wash this part??