A fellow collector offered me this a few months ago, and I took him up on it. It ran well, but was in need of a refurb. Christmas, the goblin commander and car issues got in the way, and the poor Turbopower sat in the corner of our bedroom getting in the way
Until the other night, when I grabbed it out and got to work:
There are 2 clips to remove the bag door, but they are a right pain to unclip in situ, so it's easier to remove the trunnion cover whole, then pop the clips out
This is a bottom of the line model, so has NO frills. Like the hole that would hold the air freshener housing has a blanking plate over it
Door catch off next
Laid her down to start at the top
2 screws and the bag fill tube can be removed
The wiring cover plate comes off now
The blanking plate for the bag full indicator to the left
Switch has moved to the main body too on this model
Not much wiring under here!
All removed
Where the switch should be, in the handle is another blanking plate
Oddly it consists of a main switch body with an inner blank
Popped the handle cap off
Tools off the machine. I have the upholstry brush somewhere, but tbh I don't know where. It'll turn up!
This little screw hiding under the handle releases the top cord hook
The real switch pops out
4 screws in the inside of the bag housing releases the tool holder
2 more on the side releases the hose holster
The extension tube sits inside this
On to the lower half now, the height adjuster knob pops off
Then the machine flips over, and the base plate comes off
Yummy...
I scraped off the worse so I didnt clog the plughole when washing it
Activator lifts out
And is stripped down
Hiding under the chassis are 2 screws that release the hood
The main motor wires unplug from the supressor block
2 hinge plates unscrew, and the upper part can be removed from the lower half
Another example of mingebaggery, the lower cord hook isn't on this, there's a blanking plate. Underneath is all the mouldings to fit the spring and hook, but it never was!
One plastic clamp removed and the motor pulls off the lower chassis
Wiring block pops out, and the cables pull off their respective terminals
Fancase top pops off
Skips a bit here, but the fan screws off, the 2 spacer washers are removed, 4 motor casing screws are removed (phillips not flathead as it's a later model), and the armature can be withdrawn
Carbons have life left in them
Height adjuster wheels next
Being a total system model, there is an additional gate that closes to provide suction to the tools
Being a late model, then wheels are held on with annoying non-removable crimps, so I left them on and just removed the caps
Everything was then washed and dried, and re-assembled this afternoon!
Motor first
Carbon holders back in
I fitted a new fancase bearing as the old one was a little dry
Coil back on, drop of oil on the armature bearing as it wasn't too bad, motor cover re-fitted, and the fan back on
Popped the carbons back in
The foam vibration damper glues back onto the chassis
The motor rubbers are cleaned up, the bellows re-fitted and the motor clamped back down
Pivot points greased up, as a common flaw with the Turbopower 1 is the pivots becoming dry, not pivoting anymore and the trunnion shatters
Top housing mated with the bottom chassis, top pivots greased and the hinge plates screwed home
Trunnion cover re-fitted, with the bag door hinges clipped in and the bellows tucked into their housing
Tool suction shutter refitted
Activator rebuilt with new brushroll bearings
New genuine belt fitted
and fitted to the chassis
All done under the hood, the hood can be re-fitted, and I screwed the hose holster back on
Re-wired
SWMBO came home at this point, so everything was re-assembled inbetween helping to put the shopping away, stopping my daughter emptying my toolbox, and I got a new bag out of the shed, along with an air freshener
And she is done, just needs a final polish before I can call it done!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpOinrnzY_c&list=UUv0y2E43HyJMX85p-Wxro0Qeven the tool suction is pretty good for one of these! (400w Dirty fan motor)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL7cIcalvEY&list=UUv0y2E43HyJMX85p-Wxro0QAnd another Turbopower 1 is done, even if this one is from April 1996, so VERY late.