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Kirby Rebuilds The Kirby Company used to carry trim pieces for older models in a variety of colors. So the Belt lifter of the Classic III's weren't painted blue, Kirby had blue Classic III belt lifters made and the different color parts were available from Kirby until I want to say mid 1990's...

Kirby cord winder Over the years Kirby (or their designers I should say) have come up with several concepts for a cord winder. The one in this thread wasn't used because it would have prevented the removal of the long handle and use of the portable handle. Kirby's standpoint on cord winders has...

The Small Powerhead Kirby didn't publish anything separate for the optional smaller powerhead. The Belt Lifter assembly all still went together the same and for the most part so did all of the other components. Not enough of the smaller size powerheads were sold to make it cost effective to...

I will keep an eye out for these... The older service manuals are hard to come by. I used to have up to the Classic III and honestly I am not real certain what happened to it. But I will keep an eye for these and let you know if I come across any. There is a friend of mine who may have them...

Hmmm Sounds like you need a Kirby demo.

Easy Fix Hi, it's easy to have the shifter for the transmission repaired. There is a Cam on the inside that goes on the end of that pin. You'll need to take to someone who knows how to do it as the cam does have to put back on at just the right angle but it's easy enough and shouldn't cost...

Kirby Classic Omega The Kirby in question is a Kirby Classic Omega. For a long time Kirby had replacement parts available in a variety of colors available to Authorized Kirby Service Center. Many service centers that sold rebuilt machines on their sales floor would just trim the Kirby out in...

Sani-Emptor/Wheel issue Hi, great looking Kirby. I wanted to let you know to make the sami-emptor fit on the machine correctly you can get a rear wheel exle for a Kirby Tradition which is shorter and will allow the emptor to rotate all the way into place, or you could take the hub cap off the...

Hmmm I didn't find the wide green wheels on eBay. But...if you call my office I can order them for you from Kirby and run a credit card over the phone and mail them to you. It will take two days for them to come in from Kirby and then probably 3 for them to get to you in the mail. My office is...

PS... If anyone from the Kirby Co. reads this...Lou really provided great service and did right by some long time Kirby owners and as we say "members of the Kirby family".

Hmmm, this is interesting... It's neat to read rebuild prices. I do Kirby rebuilds myself at work and have a pretty standard/reasonable price for this that my boss (Kirby distributor) told me to charge. In a few cases I've coordinated rebuilds through Kirby Rebuild Dept, but I was given a...