hoover119dude
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This morning is started work on my 700 after talking with rugsucker last night. I removed the fan and unscrewed the round plate off the bottom of the motor. Then removed armature. Next i did the same with the donor motor from the garage. When the fan was removed i thought "well lookie what we have here" three washers and a sleeve bearing that was not present on the original motor!!
Once everything was in order, work commenced. All components were cleaned and greased with vaseline (best thing for moving parts on vacs in my opinion). While i was at it all carbon residue was also cleaned off inside motor housing. When all was looking better than it did originally i replaced the armature and decided to use the bottom plate from the donor motor just incase the original one had something to do with the cleaner not running right in the first place. Next i slipped the sleeve bearing in place followed by the three washers. On replacing the fan it was found to spin freely with no rubbing whatsoever. Next the belt pulley was replaced and then secured motor back on to cleaner. I then replaced the belt and hoped for the best.
Guess what?
IT RAN LIKE A DREAM!!!!!
The brush roll spins as it should with no slowing, rubbing or humming. Quiet running order as they usually do. Boy does it do a great job on the carpets. After a quick buff job to clean any smears or fingerprints, it looked fantastic!!! I must say i have been patting myself on the back all morning for a job well done.
What i think after dismantling the donor motor is someone in the past removed the fan from the 700 and didn't replace the crucial parts afterwards. If they had then the washers and sleeve bearing would have been present when i removed the fan. The person probably noticed a few spare parts lingering around and thought nothing more about it or misplaced the still needed parts and didn't realise. I have put it all right again and thus perfection was achieved.
I am so glad i decided to try my hand at the repair before having to locate a vac shop in the states that would be able to get it running. Having to post the motor, then wait for it to be repaired and then sent back would have probably been a bit expensive. I managed to do it for the cost of the donor motor i picked up from a vac shop that was closing a few years back.
I hope to have a photo shoot soon and then i can post them on a thread so all can see her.
Gary.
Once everything was in order, work commenced. All components were cleaned and greased with vaseline (best thing for moving parts on vacs in my opinion). While i was at it all carbon residue was also cleaned off inside motor housing. When all was looking better than it did originally i replaced the armature and decided to use the bottom plate from the donor motor just incase the original one had something to do with the cleaner not running right in the first place. Next i slipped the sleeve bearing in place followed by the three washers. On replacing the fan it was found to spin freely with no rubbing whatsoever. Next the belt pulley was replaced and then secured motor back on to cleaner. I then replaced the belt and hoped for the best.
Guess what?
IT RAN LIKE A DREAM!!!!!
The brush roll spins as it should with no slowing, rubbing or humming. Quiet running order as they usually do. Boy does it do a great job on the carpets. After a quick buff job to clean any smears or fingerprints, it looked fantastic!!! I must say i have been patting myself on the back all morning for a job well done.
What i think after dismantling the donor motor is someone in the past removed the fan from the 700 and didn't replace the crucial parts afterwards. If they had then the washers and sleeve bearing would have been present when i removed the fan. The person probably noticed a few spare parts lingering around and thought nothing more about it or misplaced the still needed parts and didn't realise. I have put it all right again and thus perfection was achieved.
I am so glad i decided to try my hand at the repair before having to locate a vac shop in the states that would be able to get it running. Having to post the motor, then wait for it to be repaired and then sent back would have probably been a bit expensive. I managed to do it for the cost of the donor motor i picked up from a vac shop that was closing a few years back.
I hope to have a photo shoot soon and then i can post them on a thread so all can see her.
Gary.
