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Trying to disassemble my 1999 Royal 4000 just for inspection, thorough cleaning etc. Stripped a phillips screw on rear housing and have converted it to a flat head screw with help of dremel tool. I have applied PB Blaster and still can not get it loose. My next option is to apply heat with...

Lea, thanks for the advice. I will leave it be. It’s too nice to destroy with my sometimes rammy techniques.

One stormy autumn night in 2005 I was awaken to the noise of a vacuum . The scary part was it was 3:17am and I was the only one home. As I approached the living room from the back rooms I heard it get louder and louder and no mistake, my vacuum was operating all by itself. Luckily it was just...

The bulb isn't working and I am not sure how to access it. Do I just pry the lens off with a small screwdriver? I am very impressed with it's power. I can always tell when a vac has good power because when I walk on the carpet afterwards, I hear the plastic pad cover meshing with the carpet...

Thrift store score, $12.00. Separates carpet from the pad on the stairs.

Yes I am referring to that exact vacuum SC679J. With all the very expensive commercial vacs, surprised a top brand can be had for under $200.00. eBay has an open box for 85.00 and that’s after shipping costs. Not that I need another vac but maybe for down the road .

Brand new Commercial grade vac for $125.00 shipped. How good , or bad, could they be for a standard no thrills vacuum that is commercial quality?

I have a coworker who orders from Rock Auto all the time and will have him order me a few bulbs for later. That is good info, thank you! Lesinutah, I was at a Peddlers Mall today and found a Kirby Vacuette in great shape for $10.00. I didn’t buy but was researching it and found an older post...

The bulb in it actually works, I don’t want to take it out because with my luck that would jar something loose and it wouldn’t work upon putting in back in. I figure once it’s shot, I will pull it and hopefully there will be a number on it. Really I don’t need a light on it because the weak...

You’ve been a tremendous help, thanks a million!

I really appreciate that. I’m grabbing some brushes to keep on hand. I plan on keeping this vac running for as long as I can. I will be visiting my folks in another state this weekend and they live by a few Peddlers Malls (basically a flea market that’s indoors) and am determined to grab either...

Thanks so much for the info ! Sounds like plenty of replacement parts to be found. Les, are the carbon brushes easily accessible once the motor is pulled? I do not have the model where they are under caps at the rear. If the motor is still out could you possibly send a pic of one? Thanks

Thanks for info and the eye candy. So I will include the Chinese version if the price is right. I have read a lot of fan fair on the Everlast 8300 so I shall not pass on one in good shape. I will avoid the Taiwan models unless dirt cheap . Here is my 15.00 thrift find but had to spend 40.00 on...

Ben. I now do recall my local vac shop saying Royal was in China at one point and now back. He seemed to think their future was uncertain. Odd a company would return to US after leaving. I also remember him saying many of the parts still come from China. Not that China hasn’t up their game...

Found a 1999 Royal 4000 that is my new go to vacuum. My two Modern Kirby’s are getting neglected. I find that I am checking every Peddlers Mall, Flea Market and thrift store for that fantastic find. I don’t like eBay finds only because it’s less of a find and more of a competition to see who...

I think you got a hell of a nice vacuum for under (or around $200.00). New motor, new fan, new brush roll....it's a no brainer. So for your $200.00 you essentially have a new, heavy duty vacuum that would be at least $500.00 today if you bought an equivalent in a Royal, and I hear Royal's...

I went to my neighborhood vac shop to buy a brush roller and a belt. The patient gentlemen gave me the complete rundown of Royal Company and their history of vacuums. I'm talking 20 -30 minutes worth of chatting. He says that as an authorized Royal dealer, he was told by Royal that all vacs...

Well, thanks for all the replies. MadMan, you make a lot of sense and I will explore the route of the "next of kin" parts so to speak. Fortunately everything works to include the light at this time. I do find it odd that even with all the different model numbers through the years, they all...

Hello all, been "collecting" quality vacuums for about 5 years now. Usually find them at thrift shops, set out at garbage etc. Have found a few gems like a Kirby Heritage II that just needed a new hose for the bag. Have two craigslist finds, a 2002 Kirby G5 and a 2007 Kirby Sentria. Cant...