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This is what a broken axle hole looks like. Actually, this one isn't too bad. Note the scraping marks in the wheel well on the case from a dragging wheel.

I work on lots of Kenmore uprights, the abundant common machines of 10-15 year old vintage. One of the things I find out of order from time to time concerns the wheels. They are mounted on a common metal axle at the bottom of the main case/housing. The metal axle is held in place by tabs...

Very common source of brown residue on vacuum cleaners: Canine vomitus.

Notice the lint in the PC board components in one of the pics. I've seen burned up boards due to lint build-up, so it's important for people to clean that out from time to time. A couple of years ago, I was able to get the light green tool caddy from Hesco, then last year I tried to get blue...

When you have a machine such as described in the original post, i.e., known bad motor, plastic is cracking all over, etc, it's best to call it a day and let it go. You can go to heroic efforts to save it and it will still be a not very good machine. Best to find a replacement in kind if it's a...

The S170i series were made in Spain by Matsushita Electric Espana (MAES) which was a Panasonic subsidiary. We've got an S175i (cord retractor, 10 amp motor) which is undated on the machine itself as to when made. Most other Mieles that I've worked on have a date code on them. I also have an...

Back in thread no. 18936, we discussed the later model Electrolux "Orange" line. In it, I described and depicted my Oxygen 3 Model EL 5035 and Aptitude Model EL 5010 uprights, also my little Harmony Model EL 6985 canister. This last one is actually marked "REL 6985," the "R" being a designator...

Now there's a thought that hadn't occurred to me. It is a fairly large bag. I have zero experience with central vacs.

A few of these bags came my way and I have no idea what they fit. Anyone know? Bag measures 8 x 25-1/2 inches flat. In the picture, it is folded in half. Thank you.

In the past, I've had to remind my wife and children that I wasn't born crabby. It's been the result of a long, grinding process against my naturally free spirit. Or some BS like that.

That's a miniature version of the fabled steel fence post driven through a tree trunk during a cyclone. But the same principles apply. Given enough force, a relatively thin but sharp object may be driven through a dense object. With the fence post, the wind hurls it into the tree trunk and in...

Well. I was unaware that the word elderly is derogatory. At age 62, I guess I'm in that bracket of whatever they might properly now call people of that ilk. My wife, a mere lass of 57, bridles when I use the term "senior schitizen" but only because of its scatological reference. For myself...

These are pretty easy to work on. Just follow the Phillips head screws (or Torx on a late model so built). It's pretty simple to check for a blockage in the area you've highlighted. Pull the main hose out of the side socket, and it you've got suction at the hose end, the blockage is in the...

I've heard of Vortech Force outfits being sold for over $3K. As has been previously stated, the selling price of the distributor-sold product is often whatever the salesman can get.

I don't know if garden hose would work well for inner tube (inflation issues) but it could be wrapped around the rim as a kind of ersatz tire. When I was a kid some Saturdays I would go down to work with my dad. In those years (1950's), it was still customary for many auto dealer service...

Oh, do I get some real winners. I should've taken a picture of it, but I got a Kenmore Progressive not long ago that had a Hoover A series bag in it. The bag was secured into place by two drywall screws. The A bag has a much larger opening than the Kenmore U bag, even with the rubber seal...

"OK Shaneesha, but check the bag first." Shaneesha thinks, "Bag???" "Oh mom, I think I found the sock that dad lost." So this is how a G6 found itself when it came to me. Actually, the machine is in pretty nice shape except for the bag and allied components being filthy dusty. Everything...

However great the $42 Walmart (et al) specials are, to keep them great takes maintenance and cleaning perhaps to a degree that most poverty-stricken consumers don't want to participate in. Ergo, they will still go into the landfill in 2-3 years. Here's another way to look at consumerism. When...

Oh, I forgot... This machine was dated 2006.

It was filled right up to and into the bag dock but it didn't yet extend into the hose. Since aside from being dirty there isn't anything else wrong with this machine, I assume it was discarded due to the bag being full. In another thread here, we were discussing the "why" of $42 specials at...