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OhioVacuums I see now what you are talking about with the brush holder, try removing the screws and put some penetrating oil in the holes and give some heat to the metal and with a dowel of same size tap them out, see if that will remove them, if not prewire before installing motor to give you...

Hi OhioVacuumes, I looked at your bushing for the armature and looks almost out of round , try to nickel plate and see if that helps first, if problem remains , look for another bushing that fits your armature nice and then drill out seat in housing to accept new bushing you may need to do some...

Ohiovacuums:I had a similar problem with an old fan motor , with wear in the same area, the magnetic bar plates are not lined up and are being struck by the armature , may have been dropped and the plates shifted a bit . To fix this I took a 3” dowel laid it flat against the plates and tapped...

Nice vacuum dysonman1 I noticed you have a part that came with mine but don’t know how it works or is missing a part to make it work? Could you post a pic of this part all hooked up ? Would be great to share this.

D2 test run Thanks guys was a fun restoration , motor was a pain but made it through. I tried out the vacuum today , fill it with water and gave it a shot , was very surprised on how well it worked, the suction was great and the machine is fairly quiet. The power head is a monster with the...

D2 Heres the restored Rainbow, entire machine gone through and cleaned inside and out including motor. Bearing were good so gave them some oil , motor brushes need replacement 3/4 wear so ordered new ones. Powerhead cleaned inside and out + motor, new belt installed now runs like new, powerhead...

Found this at a garage sale for $10 , this old rainbow D2 is headed straight into restoration. Saving another vintage vacuum and giving it a new life to carry on for many more years to come.

Glad you were able to get the motor, I will keep my eyes open on finding a body to fit that motor , I’m in Canada so might be able to search one out? If I find one I will post it.

Yeah I seen it online and thought that motor needed to go to the right people, I seen someone bought it. If it’s not that bad might be better to restore it than tear it apart?

I was looking around on eBay Canada and came across a very old vacuum motor, if your are missing or restoring an old vacuum take a look, the motor looks like it’s from the 1920’s. Just type in Antique Continental Electric company, and you shall find it. Hope this helps someone with their vacuum...

Here’s my latest toy , a 1926? Graybar model 30. I picked this up for a steal of a price, was in great condition for the year, I don’t think it was used more than a hand full of times, it even came with the furniture nozzle attachment and the original storage bag. I gave it a good go over and a...

I found this old ad from 1905, when you have vacuums on your mind! I just had to post this , enjoy. The crazy things they did back then.

Thank’s guy’s I enjoy restoring the old metal bodied vacuums they are so tough and reliable. I started out a few years back restoring antiques but found they are harder to find now a days and more expensive , so I decided last December to try restoring a vacuum and then it stemmed out from...

My Royal line up.

Here are some of my latest restorations 1989 Royal 886 2005 Royal Everlast 8200 1994 Royal Stark 5700 1995 dirt devil broom vac All these vacuums were in very rough shape when I bought them and heavily oxidized , now all are running like new with new brush rolls and ready to go to work for...

Looking for an adjust rite nozzle cover for a 1989 Royal 866 in lite blue. Let me know what you have. Cheers.

Ah! the satisfaction of restoring a hidden gem! You are doing a great job of restoring this old vacuum, can’t wait to see it all finished!

Great job gsheen It looks great considering the shape it was in to begin with. It always interests me when I see a fellow restorer taking the vacuum down to its bare components and taking the time to do it right the first time and showing the process ,it’s a great learning process for the new...

Hey Dave I’m glad you are going to try the electrolysis , I have tried several different types of rust removers over the years and found they are slow and messy and cost$$, I have not tried evaporust so I can’t speak on that. Once I tried electrolysis I was amazed how fast it worked with little...

A great way to clean up those shafts is rust electrolysis , I use this method on all my parts that are rusted. If you look it up on YouTube it will show you how to do this, it is a very simple method with great results and does not harm the metal. I have made a small electrolysis bath with stuff...