1988 Electrolux Z2010 cylinder partial restoration & strip down

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I've been out of the collecting scene for getting on 10 years now and have decided to get back into it again, kick starting it with this rather sorry looking Electrolux Z2010. Born the 37th week of 1988. Was sold as spares or repairs but for £20 gave it a shot. When I went to turn on/test this machine it wouldn’t turn on initially thinking it would be a damaged power cable or blown fuse, unfortunately this was not the case as we will find out further along.

I don't really have any information on this machine other than it was the bottom of the line model (while the Z2030 was top of the line) If I'm mistaken please correct me and any information is greatly appreciated!

Starting with before pictures then during and after.

 

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Starting off strong with the bag being left in and going absolutely everywhere. And unfortunately there was no pre motor filter fitted and junk ended up going into the fan, however later on it looks like it was ran without a filter and bag properly fitted for some time as there was tons of stones and junk in the fan and chipping the blades.

 

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These filters from the 70s and 80s are notorious for disintegrating over time. Now with the post motor filter removed and the buttons removed we have access to the 4 screws holding on the motor cover, which can now be removed. The cord rewind button was hanging on by a thread.

 

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Forgot to post these earlier! More before shots. Really heavily scratched especially on the under side.

 

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Now with the buttons and cover removed we have access to its guts. Lots of broke pieces in here to jigsaw bath together. Motor removed now. I do like how these are just encased and lift out.

 

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Someone was here before me as one of the bits that hold the screw in is snapped.

 

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I can see this was supposed to have some sort of sticker on here as there’s residue and can make out “1000W” and “electronic” shame that’s gone. Also surprisingly found a tag that was on the cord when it was new.

 

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Now the main gubbins are out I continue to strip down the body, removing a rather sticky furniture guard and the hose inlet assembly. The original colour begins to show itself now that the furniture guard is removed.

 

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Motor cover/bucket is simply held in with 4 clips. Now with them removed we can split the bucket and remove the motor and wiring loom and set the motor aside ready to be worked on later. And more snapped pieces, this time it’s where the top of the motor sits as well as its tension/support spring.

 

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Now we have ourselves a big pile of parts ready for a nice hot lemon bath. Wishy washy! Once that’s done and left behind a rather disgusting bath tub, set out to dry.

 

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A rather very dusty motor with a crispy surprise that absolutely stunk And now the reason this machine wouldn’t run is because some how the field winding has been snapped. Brushes have a lot of life in them (I wonder if these had gotten replaced at some point) even if they did stick due to all the caked up dirt. I did notice some chipping on the brushes.

 

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And then another problem showed itself. A bad bearing. Unfortunately with these Electrolux motors, you can only remove the brushes, top bearing and field. The fan case is crimped and instead of a nut holding the fans together it is a pressed washer so cannot strip them down any further. Video to show the play in the bearing.

 

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Now with everything dry we can start with putting her back together again. For now, until I ponder over options, I put the motor back together and back into the machine (leaving the wiring loom unattached) Leaving the bag full indicator unattached as it also acts as a safety feature preventing the user from putting the lid back on without a bag attached.

For some reason and somehow the cord has gotten twisted at some point and wouldn’t fully unwind. Unwound it all and re attached it.

 

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And now the afters. Still need to buy some polish and give her a very good polish but I am surprised at the results, given the initial condition this machine was in. Rear wheels are still heavily scratched but nothing much I can do about that, same as the under side of the machine.

 

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And now until I source either a used replacement motor or I bite the bullet and buy a brand new one she lives next to my Sebo evolution 350. Surprisingly this is my first Electrolux canister, so was a bit disappointing this restoration didn’t pan out the usual way but hopefully one day I’ll get her back to her formal glory!