Found this at the first car boot of the year!
We went back to my mates house first as the weather was so good, SWMBO said we would drop his car off at his, he grab some clothes and we have a BBQ (this was BH weekend and very hot)
I had a quick play whilst Eva cried about something
Very nice!
Electronic speed control
Brushes have seen better days
Slight blockage by the tool port
sorted that out
The cable had soem damage, thankfully very near the top
Possibly the best use for hair clips I think I;ve seen...
Filters werent too dirty on the surface
Gave the filters a quick vac out
Noticed a missing screw whilst looking at the brushes
and the state of the brushroll
so I emptied the brushroll...
I then noticed, once the brushroll was back in that the end seal had become dislodged
so popped the motor cover off. All of the screws were loose...
fitted the seal
and fitted the motor cover and tightened all the screws fully.
Then I made it clean up its own mess...
Those worn brushes dont help it here... but it works well. I didnt put the rear wheels back in correctly as you can see when they all fall apart during the video but hey ho, as the next night...
Starting from the top
cable off
Back of the handle off
top cord hook off
The wiring at the top, but also a massive bomb...
I had to dust it off to take reference shots for the wiring
Supressor out first
Spine wiring out
and the mains cable out. elbow and clip out
The elbow has a tear in it sadly
Unscrewed the handle top
Switch out
Onto the next level now
Half full bag was removed
Panel underneath the top handle removed to reveal more wiring!
to reveal a top of the range electronic speed control!
The wiring was simpler than I thought it would be though, wire to the switch goes in one side
and the wire is removed
and the wiring to the motor the other side
it all then lifts out
Isn't it amazing what these new fangled electronics can do nowadays!
Pulling the speed controller off also make the rotary knob the other side fall off...
I tapped out the hinge pins next and the top half was seperated
Lower cord hook/carry handle next
Moving down again now
the tool port cover was removed
Onto underneath now
I removed what was left of the rear wheels
Base plate hose removed from the machine and base plate
Looking at the brushroll this one has bearings built onto the brushroll
Motor cover off again
Front wheels off
Motor compartment seal next
The motor has 3 wires running to it
There's a wire holder
and the motor is out
Bit of wear in the dislodged seal where it was moving about but nothing serious
Top seal off
I took the fancase off
and cleaned the baffles. The fans dont come off on these motors.
Onto the height adjuster next
2 brackets and it was out
There's a suction release valve on the bottom too
Could get a decent pic of the ratings plate now!
All ready for washing
Whilst it was drying I spent a few hours cleaning the cable
Then, everything else was ciffed too, and it was time for re-assembly
The release slider was refitted
Front bumper was refitted
Height adjuster refitted
Spinal cord wriggled with difficulty into place
Using one of my daughters shoes I propped the bottom half up a bit so the 2 halves sit properly without me having to hold it
Motor was refitted
front wheels and motor cover refitted
I re packed the brushroll bearings with grease
Refitted the beater bars
unwrapped some new brush strips
and fitted them
refitted the brushroll with a new belt
Refitted the internal hose with a bit of reinforcing tape at the top as it was starting to wear through
Getting there
Rear wheels were refitted (properly this time)
The cable was pushed into it's hole
and the lower cord hook fitted
The bag compartment was looking a bit cleaner
Both filters washed up very well so they got refitted
I bought it a new bag slide as I dont have any
Got a new bag out of the shed
Fed the switch wiring through the handle
I neglected to take pictures of refitting the speed control, but refitted it was!
Switch and cables were wired up, with the cable cut short below the damage
I had a quick test on low power as it was quite late
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and it worked very well.
It was then polished!
This made it VERY shiny again
This afternoon, I put a few coats of wax on it!
And she's back to looking great after 34 years! And has a new owner already which is nice!