I got given this a week or so ago, from a sadly deceased grandfather of my girlfriends sisters boyfriend.
Still fairly common, and good performers tbh!
Was very complete too
Lots of bags, spare belt and original instructions
I think the old boy had another at some point, and kept all the spares, so I have 2 toolsets
The box was ruined, but some tape soon had it box shape again
Real powaaaaar
(I made a complete set, and put the spares in the shed)
Dusting Brush
Disassembled
Original bags
Original belt
Instructions
Pan convertor for the tools, although they also connect under the black rubber flap, and work better connected that way as well
The double sided tape had long failed, so I took it all off and cleaned it up
A crevice tool
Extension tube
This little chap helps lift the belt
Wall mounting bracket
and the beast itself
Serial number
Lots of gunk on the base plate though
I did use this on the stairs before commencing the stripdown, and it worked very well, but sounded really dry... No video as tbh I forgot!
The bag pulls off the main machine
The bag that was in the machine
Bag mount
The belt guard/hose hole cover
Metal base plate
2 screws remove that
Brushroll and belt pull off
Wooden brushroll
End caps pull off/out of the ends of the brushroll
There's a plastic cap
Then a felt washer
The spindle and inner housing pull out of the end caps
And the pin withdraws from the inner housing
Onto the main housing now
Some screws later and the main housing splits
These little chaps are what the base plate screws onto
and can be removed themselves
With the housing split, the rubber cover can be removed
Wiring now
Motor now, and 3 of the screws hold the motor housing onto the main housing
Once removed, the motor and fan chamber lifts out
Apologies for the blurry shot, the belt spindle unscrews counter clockwise from the spindle
and the fan lifts away from the main motor
Motor itself now, there's a big felt pad first
and a plastic spacer
Which was covered in hair
Much better!
The remaining 3 screws hold the motor housing together
The rear cooling fan pulls off the end spindle
The bracket that holds the motor square into the housing can be removed now
Nestled under the end bracket are 2 long screws that hold the 3 parts of the motor together
Armature looks in good order
with the 2 screws removed the motor can be split fully
The underside of the top bearing
I needed a helping hand to get the top bearing and carbon holder off the armature
Carbon brushes have lots of life left in them!
This plastic spacer sits below the bearing on the armature
The motor was cleaned off, then re-assembled, and a good drop of oil put onto the top and bottom bearing, which once worked in made the whole thing spin smooth as silk!
It was then re-assembled
And all the plastics awaiting a wash
and then a polish, and then re-assembly!
Cooling fan and top bracket were put back on
back in the motor housing
felt pad and fan spacer refitted
motor and fan case fitted to the main housing
Wires were re-connected and the main housing re-assembled
Brushroll pivots were filled with fresh grease
The new belt was fitted
to the cleaned up brushroll
The sticky stuff came off the baseplate, which was then refitted
The washed bag fitted
and the whole ensemble is finished!
and boxed up
Fin.
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