1985 Hoover Concept One repairs

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I posted In another thread, that my Concept one vacuum had blown the transmission.. By Way of breaking the cheep plastic mounts off of the Replacement transmission I had bought from China..

 

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I am a Small engine Mechanic, So I am excellent with my hands and Very good at Bodging/Fixing things not meant to be fixed..

So I got to work..

I removed the old screws, Ground away the plastic at the ends until I had a clean surface far enough down to be structurally sound.. Then Fitted Oversize screws into all of the holes and used a double hose clamp configuration to stop the Same problem from ever recurring..

 

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Whilst I was working on the transmission, I noticed the Brush housing (Guessing at names here) was Cracked.

 

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So I made up a bracket, Out of some metal Used for model railroading.. And Glued it on.

 

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Then Covered it in Electrical tape, To keep it from getting rusty etc..

You can hardly tell it has been repaired

 

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Then. I began to reassemble.

 

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All Done..

This vacuum has had "The Hard Grind" As it were for many, many years.. So it's not the nicest looking.. but I can tell you.. It runs like the day it was made..

 

[suckolux]

Glad it was saved, they are very strong machines.

 

[cap10323]

Strong machines

Indeed, I was disappointed to say the least When my $100 transmission bought new from china last year failed.. The only reason I replaced it was I couldn't find replacement Asbestos clutch plates for the old one.. Why I would have wanted to is a whole other question.. Why they used Asbestos in the first place is beyond me..

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