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1997 Sebo Automatic X1 - Stripdown and Refurbishment

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beko1987:
It's Sebo city here at Beko towers at the moment! I picked these up for £10 each a while ago



This post is about the white one. The blue one needs parts and is currently languishing in the shed until I get round to it. This thread is about the white one.

Of course, there is a before refurb video

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENezTXu-Jrg

I did do a few things I will not recommend as they did not work, I'll point them out as we go along!

But first, I had a look at the filter



Which was, erm, used!



A vacuum with the other sebo did nothing



So I put it and the hose in the washing machine! DO NOT DO THIS, it fell apart! Hose came out lovely though



With that done, it's time to look at the machine itself!



Handle off first



There's 2 screws. One machine one that holds the handle to the shaft



and one coarse thread that holds the 2 halves of the handle together

beko1987:
The handle pulls out from the shaft, and separates as it comes



The cable clamp is removed



Which makes the switch easier to see



2 screws loosened removes the mains cable



which was damaged sadly



So I measured back from the damage, and chopped it there to keep the internal length in the handle that was needed



The cable exit grommit was broken too, and I was going to glue it back together, but decided it looked fine without it so just threw it away!



Moving on



The switch surround cover pops off the front, bringing the switch outer with it

beko1987:
The switch itself sits under that



And with the wires the other side removed, pops out



This black wire is some sort of earth, and connects to the metal part of the handle



Under here



To remove it, push down, flick it off where it sits and pull it out



The socket that holds the wires sits at the bottom



And once released with a tab, pulls out, bringing the wires with it



It's seen some use I think...



I couldn't find a way of removing the wires from this part, but did notice the dust

beko1987:
So grabbed a pin out of her sewing kit and spent a few minutes pulling out the surprisingly large amount of dirt that was trapped inside!



Onwards to the next step



(I'd put the hose back on to use it, hence why we see it again) off with the hose and wand



And off with the tools



The brush strip on the upholstry brush comes off



Time to split the machine to make it easier



The hose clip pulls off with ease



Time to look inside



And time to have the bag door catch off

beko1987:
The part that stops the bag door being closed without a bag in place pops out of it's locating tabs, bringing its little spring with it



Then by popping the pegs out and sliding the bag holder down it comes away



2 screws hold the door catch to the door



which pulls out, bringing a little metal thrust plate with it



Next, the bag door seals come off WHICH I DO NOT RECOMMEND as they were a pain to re-seat properly, which killed the suction to start with...



Out with the filter cage which I re-fitted so the bag door shut, and then binned which was a silly idea, as I'll explain later



We want the lower right of the 4 screws here



Which releases the hose entry port



There's a sorry looking foam gasket under that, which I would have liked to replace, but could not find one

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