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The fan was in decent shape. All of the fins were intact. There was some depressions on the back where the flat head screws loosened up an ate away some metal. After I test the motor I'll decide if I need to fill in those recesses. I put blue thread lock on the screws when I reinstalled...

Lesinutah, Thanks for the handle link. My brush housing is only 13 1/4", so the 14 " one would be too big. I also have a center band location and the ends are rectangular and fit into, "U" brackets on the ends. My Model 83 has no light on it. I didn't take any photos of the wiring, I just made...

I'm in the process of restoring this vacuum and need a source for the missing hand grip and beater bar. Thanks Ron

I was able to take the motor completely apart thanks to you guys. The carbon bushings are fine. The problem was that they were stuck in the shaft due to some very oily grime. Once I clean out the shaft they should slide as they were engineered to. I have a few questions: 1 There seems to...

Ron and Les, Thanks for the detailed photos of the steps, they were key. The rubber drive band shaft coming off was the tripping point. I'll try the disassembly tomorrow. Two issues I see: 1.When I removed the caps to the spring loaded brushes, both the brushes stayed in the chamber. Good...

I'm trying to take the motor apart to clean and service it. Is there some secret disassembly process I'm missing? I've removed the brush caps and springs. The two set screws, front and back and the wires. It looks like the plate behind the front impeller needs to be removed to pull the...

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I found this last night at the curb. From my limited research, it seems to be from the late 1920's. I'd appreciate any leads to it's age. The unit currently doesn't work. The carbon brush seems to be non existent. The beater bar is missing as well. The bag(Graybar Quality) is in good...