I got this little gem a few weeks ago. A very, very mint Vax 121
The exception is the dusting brush, which was truly battered...
It had the bag holder. I found a Hoover 375 belt to go on as it was missing its one
The wet tools have never been used!
There is 1 watermark on the solution tube, which is very annoying as it's mint otherwise!
The machine itself
One of the motor bolts had vibrated out, all the others were loose too...
Filter was quite dusty
Genuine Vax bag fitted
Sadly, it didnt come with any extension poles, so I grabbed 2 of those from the shed, and a boxed automop I happened to have! And some bags
My helper helped me check that it worked
and I got started on the stripdown!
Hose first
Hose trim pulls off revealing 2 locating tabs
which pop out and seperate the hose
The hose went through the washing machine very nicely indeed!
Filter next
Cartridge seperates
A big seal sits between the parts
I attempted to revive the dusting brush
but after 20 minutes of pulling and teasing got nowhere, it is ruined.
so onto the main machine
bag had split...
Recovery bucket was quite dusty, these single walled bags dont hold the dust in the best!
The wheel housing slides off the bucket
The wheels pull off the pegs
and the pegs stay in, this part is obscenely brittle when it wants to be...
cable off
The 4 bolts come off the bottom
This is the secondary filter for the motor housing
This screw comes out of the switch cover
The cover has the LED attached to it
which is fixed by one of those horrible spring clamp things, so I left it on there
Orange switch cover falls out
There's a retaining ring that holds the switch in
which again, was loose
Bolts out (loose...)
The springs fall off
Next, get your long extension bar and socket set
and remove the handle bolts. Again, finger tight on this...
2 bolts removed, the top half comes off
These wires are all in the back of the switch.
Split the rest of the plastics
A bit carboney, nothing too bad though
This is the supressor
held on with a bolt
7mm
and once removed, I snipped the black wires off
Feb 1990
The blue wires got the snip too
Wires to the switch
Made in England! I dont think there's a single part on a modern vax that's made in england now!
The cable clamp assembly comes apart now
All removed
Motor now
The main chamber lifts off the motor
NOT an ordinary vacuum cleaner...
This metal spring was present too. Must earth it somehow
The motor was mint, I dont think this machine has EVER seen water tbh
it was so clean I left it alone, just blew the dust off and wiped it down.
Next, the old seals were removed
Onto the next batch of parts now!
I bought this Automop a while ago for my old Vax, so it has been used, hence it went through the motions
The sponge pulls off, held in with friction only
This plate directs the solution to over the sponge
The squeeges pop out
and the rubber slides out of the carriers
This revealed some screws
This peice of I presume steel sits at one end of the automop, presumably to provide some weight to help it flip
The neck has a seal and diverting cap on it
Wash tool now
Which splits out nicely
Crevice tool didnt need any stripping down!
Upholstry tool looks pretty mint
Bit of dust lurking though
The bag adapter even needed some stripping
Small head
Only the black insert comes out of it though
I left the solution tube be, I;d onlyu make it worse with watermarks I couldnt get out!
Orange joining peice looks good, not perished at all!
The float valve pulls apart
Removed the seal from the solution tank too
Never been used possibly at all, certainly not in anger
Naked
These next
Poles got a wire wooling as they are a bit more used than the vax, cleaned up nicely though
Floor tool came apart as it was a bit dusty
I then noticed a sticker on the solution tank. Odd. Removed that anyway
Sorry, back to the floor tool. Baseplate off
Lint strips out
Tiny bit of fluff under the brush cartridge
Minty
Locking module removed
Pedals out
and off
And she is stripped!
Everything was washed and dried, and then the plastics were polished!
Not bad for 3 hours with the rotary!