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I was using a service manual to help me rebuild my Hoover model 28 and to remove the motor it says to remove the screws and lift it out of the housing. It also says to remove the gasket. I removed the only four screws I could see but the motor was in there as solid as it was before. I am not...

I was looking at a Hoover service manual from 1957 for some help on dismantling my Hoover model 28 and I found the section that talks about how to dismantle the Hoovers model 27, 28, and the model 305 but there was also the mention of a Hoover model 80. I was interested in what the vacuum looked...

I went to try and get the bearing out of my Hoover model 28's brushroll as it needed to be replaced so I inserted the axel and planned to strike the end of the bearing with the axel until the bearing came out, but I unfortunately struck the end cap(I had no Idea it was plastic and I thought it...

Ever since I purchased my Hoover model 28, the brushroll has been very rumbly and to be honest it sounds like it has rocks in it. I tried to disassemble it but I could only get off the brush strips(which are very worn down) and one end cap(which I cleaned and polished to the best of my ability)...

I know that there are some rare Hoovers out there but I never bothered to ask myself the question of how rare my Hoover model 706 actually is. I have seen four or five around vacuumland but that doesn't exactly answer my question of how rare the model 706 is. I want to know how many were...

My Hoover model 28 is running slow. It has been running slow ever since I first got it a year ago but now it is worse than ever. I cleaned the top bearing which was caked with dirt, but I also noticed that a lot of the motor is caked in dirt so I am guessing that it has stuck carbon brushes. It...

I have a Hoover Convertible 706 which I had been working on for a while. I took off a few wires in order to remove the motor and when I finally reassembled the vacuum, I wasn't very sure if I had the wires in the correct order. I will post a picture below and can someone please tell me if I have...

I was browsing eBay and I found this really weird vacuum that looks like a hoover on a stick. It says it is a vacuum bag cleaner but I have never heard of such a thing. Can someone tell me what this is...

I recently purchased a Hoover model 28 for $20. When I went to clean is I discovered that it needs a new brushroll. Can anyone tell me where to get a brushroll or can someone tell me how to rebuild it?