Vax U86-PM-PE Floor2Floor Pets - Stripdown and Refurb

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OK, I admit this is scraping the barrel for content, but I took the pictures, so will write the thread! I also did this a good whole ago so hopefully I can remember how to explain stuff!

Anyhoo, back last summer, I took these two in as part exhange for a DC04 I think (the Vax Turboforce has been written up already (https://manchestervacs.co.uk/DysonForum/index.php/topic,2650.0.html but I've slacked with this



It did have all of its tools, however they did not seem to fit on the machine. A google for the instruction manual confirmed this to be the case, the combi tool doesnt fit on!



The hose routing was interesting



And speaking of the hose, that was the first to come off for washing. Undo this screw here



Remove the hose from here



and here it is on the floor!



And after that nothing happened until I think it was december, where you join us in the front room!



Where the combi tool was split apart



and the wand/handle was removed

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The turbo tool was next, it opens up like this to clean it out generally



and the turbine and brushroll lift out properly



The main handle of the machine unscrews with a plastic screw and lifts away. The lower cord hook forms part of this screw/latch arrangement.



If we unscrew the switch housing, we find no wires, but a pushrod type arrangement, very similar to how the Hoover Turbolite works



This blurry over exposed rod sits down the length of the handle, with a spring part way down to provide some springing action



The upper cord hook unscrews



This is the switch side of the mechanism, 2 screws remain, the 2 holes are where the main housing screws go



(I think this is the last refurb thread taken using my old HTC M8, the newer ones have a new phone, hopefully irfanview wont take all the quality out of them on the resize...)



The latch that holds the handle/wand bit on pulls off, and the metal spring pulls out too

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The switch side of the actuator mechanism looks like this split down



That is the whole top side of the vacuum done, literally everything is on the lower part of the machine, so we jump straight to the post motor filter



Which was a bit discoloured but perfectly servicable. Things start to get a bit tricky from here though



Winging it a little bit, I removed this cover



which allows access to the belt spindle



Then I  took the baseplate off



The little roller wheels pop out



Then out comes the brushroll, which is phenomenally stiff!



It splits apart quite nicely

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The next thing I felt that needed to come off is this cover bit



Which unscrews from underneath



And reveals the rod that actuates the pivoting mechanism



Staying on that tangent, I popped this end cap off one end of said rod



then popped the lever off the other end, the little insert needs to come out first



which reveals a screw



and then the knob can be removed



Next, all of the screws holding the back assembly together need to be removed. One of the top parts is seperate, but the whole lot should come out like so



To remove the rod, this suction channel needs to be unscrewed

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And on the other end, the rod is screwed against this plastic bush



Once unscrewed it all falls apart



There is a little rubber seal on the suction tube



Back to the brushroll housing, and the belt guard lifts out



On the other side though is this diverter plate, which diverts the suction depending on the pivot of the head



With this piece of plastic doing the diverting, it's keyed and accepts the rod



Because this machine is a bit odd, it has a hard floor setting, but it doesn't stop the brushroll, it pivots/tips the front of the brushroll housing down, where there is a seperate suction channel, and lifts the back of the brushroll housing up, lifting the brushroll off the floor. Quite clever tbh, but one wonders how much effort and money went into designing the system when pretty much every other vax machine just has a button you jab to turn the brushroll motor off...

Anyway, back to the machine, and we need to remove these two pivot retaining rings



Which seperates the last of the base from the middle



These bits of metal provide the friction holding the machine upright

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They unscrew and lift out



The front wheels lift through 90 degrees and pull out of the housing



Aha, a ratings plate image



The front wheels strip down some more



And we can move onto the motor housing, which is odd as the first thing to remove are 2 metal hoops holding the top together on either side



Then undo all the screws and it seperates properly



The actual on/off electrical switch sits down here, to reveal it these 2 screws need to be removed



and the front cover comes off



Unplug stuff

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Ah, some snippy snippy is needed, although I've never seen these crimps have a little condom on the top of them





Once the neutral is cut, the cable can be pulled out of the housing, and it's all apart



These 3 screws hold the motor housing to the outer casing



The motor looks in good order



There is a seal/rubber bush around the belt spindle end of the housing



For some reason, to get the motor out of the inner housing meant cutting more wires, so as it was all fine I left it and moved onto the cyclone/bin



The top lid hinges out, flick the tabs out to remove



There are some screws in the lid

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and the inner part seperates from the outer part



The bleed valve sits in this part





These two screws hold the carry handle on





Next, the cycloney parts pull out of the binney part



And the bottom flap can be removed from the bin



There is a seal that goes around the base of the bin



The flap release catch pops out

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The main inlet port is actually screwed together



with a rubber seal between the parts. Dyson must have patented the one piece bin or something



But, with that removed, it's apart! What is it with vax and screws



As usual, everything was washed, dried and polished with cif





And the process of re-assembly begins!

The rubber seal goes into it's slot on the bin



Then the inner cyclone part and inlet port part screw together and sandwich everything in



Flap latch back in



Rubber seal back around the bin

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Flap on



and closed



The shroud has it's seal put back





and is popped into the top of the bin.

To re-assemble the carry handle, the bin release latch sits over it's spring and in the receiving hole in the lid



Then the handle can be lowered over and screwed down.

Release valve next



and then the two parts of the lid can be bought and screwed together



Pop the lid back onto the rest of the housing and the bin is done!



Nearly done... forgot the pre motor filter which washed up very well indeed



Now the bin is done

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Motor now, and the motor case is rubbered up and lowered onto the outer housing



One fault with this machine was that the mains cable had been pulled out of the machine, possibly because there should be a cord grip here



Not having a cord grip to hand, I improvised with a screw and some cable ties



The switch is wired up and the neutral wires fed through to their termination point



That part was then screwed down



I re-terminated the neutral wires



fitted the condom



then fitted the motor housing together



with the metal staple things

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Front wheels back together



and fitted



I fitted the locking tabs



Then fitted the rear chassis part to the motor housing, with a drop of grease on the pivot points



Moving onto the brushroll housing, the suction diverter valve was popped in

Then the suction diverter channel





Belt guard



Next, the pivot rod was fed through the whole lot, and screwed at either end as it was when it was removed



The two parts can be slotted together now, and all screwed down

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Then the selector knob can be screwed on





It's at this point you can test the mechanism, and I had it wrong. The housing would pivot, but the suction diverter valve was the wrong way round, so it flipped backwards... All apart, rotate the diverter valve round, back together, and success... Put the other end cap on



then fit the outer trim



Lob the brushroll back together



Then fit it and the belt



Then fit the baseplate and wheels. This shows the two suction paths quite well



Belt spindle cover fitted



Done (this part!)

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Fit the post motor filter, with a nice air freshener



Now we need to jump up to the top of the machine, and re-assemble the switch button end of the actuator rod



Put the wand clip onto the housing



Screw some bits together



Pop the upper cord hook on



Then fit the spring for the switch rod from the top



Then the rod



The rod itself mates with the housing inside so will only go one way

Connect the top part to the bottom part with the bottom cord hook and plastic catch thing

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Then twist the locking tab to secure



Pop the turbo tool back together





We can fit the bin



Then the handle, extension tube and turbo tool holder and tool



Off comes the bin again to fit the hose (I can see why it was routed like it was now...)



And she is done!







Not the most exciting machine ever, although it has interesting parts. It sold quite quickly too which is nice!

Thank's for reading!
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