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did a little more today.Rebuilt the motor and put the handle bale back on furniture guard and Hoover logo. note the new brushes next to the old ones.New flex fitted .I could only get three core so rather than just cut the earth off i have attached it to the main body of the machine.refurbished...

I am still working from home so i have lots of time to do this sort of thing

some spraying and some sewing.A new zip in the bag and a couple of holes repaired

are you wanting to remove the old hose from the connector or remove the connector from the machine?.If its hose from the connector just drop it in some very hot water for a while and it will just pull off along with the shroud thats on the end

its a 652SC From maybe the early 7os. It may look like its had a hard life but remember it well over 40 years old [if you could see what the last 40 years has done to me you would know what i mean] and its probably been hoovering away all that time doing just what it was built to do with the...

I have one here just like that .The plastic insert in the back of the handle has also gone the same . I put it down to the machine spending is life standing in the glass porch on my parents house .There is also a slight smell coming from the plastic parts reminiscent of body odour

few more.All parts washed ready for respraying .Commutator cleaned with some polish [i have read some of the horror stories on here of people going at them with sandpaper .This is one place you dont want anything abrasive least of all sandpaper. Thats it for now guys will do a little more...

some more pics.No 6 is one of the front wheel spindles .45 years repairing vacuum cleaners in that time i must have done hundreds of these but i have never come across this before.By the state of the carbon brushes i just got to it in time

It was sticking out of a skip next door .I could only see the handle so wasn't quite sure what was on the end of it [junior or a senior or maybe a floor polisher ]till i got it out anyway decisions .Is it too far gone [keep for spares] or is there still enough of it to do a refurb .I decided to...

My legend has a new bag new belt the brush roll is only a year old .If the suction is increased [with the new bag fitted wont this just make it stick to the carpet more ?.I have noticed the machine lifts the carpet up off the floor even though its very heavy .When the carpet guys removed the...

sorry i didn't know you had a dishwasher just for washing machine parts great idea

I have just had new carpeting throughout my bungalow .its a thick ]about 2cms] heavy plush cut pile carpet [its like walking on a duvet] Its just about impossible to push the Kirby on it .I also have a G4 with the tech drive. On its easy but switch it off and it wont budge .I have often thought...

cant believe you put those dirty parts in the dishwasher [someone elses dirty vacuum cleaner in the machine you wash your dishes in ] Hmmm

I have read through all the old threads here about the problems about how hard the machine is to push on certain carpet [yes i do know about the screw underneath and i have adjusted it up and down as far as it will go .it makes no difference at all] What i want to know is has anyone come up...

Goblin vacuum As A child i was terrified of my grandparents Goblin upright vac [no idea of the model] .It was a powder blue colour with a cream body and handle .the bag was a huge blue thing with a red goblin on it grinning [absolutely terrifying to a small child seeing this red goblin coming...

thanks Walter for that information [didnt know someone else had already tried this ] The rubber handle is in very good condition as is the rubber bumper unusual when you think how some of the later hoover machines handle grips decomposed so to speak .I reluctantly had to replace the original...

Hi all I would imagine a lot of you are faced with the same problem as me regarding worn out brushroll brushes .well desperate measures forced me into doing some experimenting .hear is what i came up with .I have quite a few brand new brushes for Hoover Senior 652 and the smaller junior .I also...

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