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Recently my dual 80 broke a brush roll (some kind of clip behind an end cap broke on one side) and now the brush is running unbalanced and uneven. It’s a NOS brush (gray color) purchased 2 years ’m looking to not just replace it, but also upgrade from 2 rows to 4 rows for better cleaning.

Bought this bad boy for a BARGAIN, and it’s been cleaned up with a new VG II and new cord hooks (one was missing, the other was busted. (Yes, I know I look disorganized/cluttered, but it’s organized chaos)...

Hoover Been searching FOREVER for a certain Hoover! Looking for a custom convertible model u4395. Also interested in the Kirby’s you have for sale. Been craving refurbishing Kirby’s lately!

Clean ‘er up if you wanna sell it. Replace any broken parts, wash the bag, and clean it on the inside and out. Refurbished will get you more money than used

I refurbish vacuums for fun and to make a little money. Typically I go for commercial, high quality, and vintage machines. I’m curious. How much for the guardsman and how much for the brown vintage Kirby? Also am looking for the following hard to find Kirby parts: 561 original bag with hanger...

A while back, I managed to get the fan off, but it required me to get creative. I used vise-grip pliers to hold the fan in place (had to rotate the fan until the lever touched the hood), then, with the field removed, I put an oven mitt on and held the armature in place. And then, with a small...

Update I managed to free the screw using a torx head hammered in. Now I’ve got a fan shaft that won’t come off. Even with the fan held in place, the armature still turns. WD40 didn’t work in this case, and neither do vise-grip pliers. I’d heat it with a torch, but I don’t want to melt the fan.

My Dual Sanitronic 80 was in the exactly the same if not very similar condition! I paid $20 for my Kirby which was on an OfferUp listing titled “vacuum.” The thing ran excellently and needed no more than a brand new belt to get it running again! How ANYBODY could even think about charging $195...

For reference, this is how the screw looks right now

Went shopping at my local goodwill last week and picked up a $10 Kirby Legend 2 hoping to clean it up, put a amodel (not Kevlar as it’s often mistaken) fan in it (for increased durability), polish it, and sell it off. But during my initial inspection, I noticed something off: small stripped...

How much for the broom vac?

Up for sale is a sadly abused but working royal preferred collection. When I found it, it wasn’t too bad, but that quickly evolved into “this is the worst condition vacuum I’ve ever seen.” Screws had to be drilled through, the fan won’t come off, there’s a laundry list of issues and stuff I’ve...

Well, after managing to free the brush strips that felt like they were superglued from a sanitaire’s brush roll, I struggled to put the new ones in because they kept losing the groove. Then came time for reassembly, and here I sit dumbfounded. I got a brush roll dowel that’s not sitting flush...

I went to goodwill yesterday to see what I could find, and I ended up finding an old vintage Hoover Stick broom. I’ve mostly cleaned it out (about 95%, there’s still a little stubborn crud I couldn’t remove with dawn or mister clean). I tested it today. It’s loud, and the fan is rubbing up...

Would you be willing to partially trade disassembled for disassembled? I’ve got a royal I’m trying to get rid of but I’ve had no takers, and need to get rid of it soon before it becomes clutter (and so I can focus my efforts on restoring the 561 I have.