Recent content by vacman97

Did u clean the commutator, carbon can build up on it and cause poor contact.

Kenmore Grab N Go The worst experience I've had would have to be with my Aunt's Grab N Go. It was very loud, and so she sent it to me to get reparied. I took off the outer cover to look at it and the motor shot a continuous stream of orange sparks. Also the one motor brush was really worn...

Great find The Tradition is one of my favorite Kirby's as well. I do have a question as to the correct fan thought, I have an original and a rebuilt Tradition, and they both have lexan fans. I know that the Tradition with the headlight safety switch had a metal fan, but I'm unsure about the...

I have a Sanitaire 648 B and have tried multiple brushrolls with new brush strips in them, and I still can't get the vacuum to seal in to the carpet when vacuuming even if the height adjust is on the lowest setting. Anyone else ever have this problem with a Sanitaire? By the way, sorry if this...

Bad bearings I think you're right about the bearings needing to be replaced I had a similar problem with my Classic 1cr and changing the bearings stopped the noise. Good luck, and nice find by the way, I'm still looking for a Dual Santronic for my collection.

You can polish it yourself with either mothers polish and a rag or I always use my bench grinder with the buffing wheel and polishing rouge.

If u wanted to know which wires do what, the red and yellow make low speed, and red and white make high, and green is just the ground which u don't really need to make it run.

Hey , I was just wondering if and how you could replace the bearings in a Kirby model 511, because I greased the Ones in mine but they still make noise and are just in overall bad shape.