Cleanup of a Hoover 29

[air-waycharlie]

I got a Hoover 29 from a local vac store owner and decided to do a clean up and spa treatment on it. Not down to repainting/sanding or anything that major. However, you will see what does happen.

When I replace the cord it will go on ebay unless someone here is interested.

It had no bag and the original cord is just about completely shot but usable for test purposes. I bought a replacement cloth bag that is black and is the commercial version. It had no bag coupler or bellows. I used a model 63 assembly with the bag tube and have put a Kirby Micron Magic bag on it. (The top opening taped closed, the bottom of the bag cut open and slid onto the tube with a 115 belt holding it in place.) The 29 moves a huge amount of air so any disposable bag inside the cloth bag needs to big BIG.

Staring photo: (Not too bad to begin with.)[this post was last edited: 6/11/2011-11:28]

 

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The backside does not look as good.

 

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Motor hood removed. Pretty dirty and very typical. Gotta love the big dirt finder headlight!

 

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New lower bearing installed. Genuine Hoover NOS.

Cleanup is done all along the way.

 

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Here is the proof! I love to use NOS parts. I knew I was saving them for something.

 

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Cooling fan cleaned and back in place.

 

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New upper bearing plate. Notice there are 3 holes now instead of the original 4 holes.

Slips right on and works like a charm.

 

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Once again, genuine Hoover NOS!

 

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The fan cleaned and what a beauty. No cracks or chips and it shined up like new. Thank you Mr. Clean Magic Eraser!

 

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The finished product..................

That bag is BIG! She is absolutely humming and ready to clean.

 

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Close up. There is the usual wear and tear on the hood--scrapes and nicks.

(Marty Kaplan can make it look new from the factory. He had some kind of magic touch!)

 

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Lastly.................

A new, (but used), brush roll, (genuine Hoover from my inventory), with new, never been used commercial canoe type nylon brush strips. Can you guess what kind they are?

Right--NOS genuine Hoover! Again, from my stash of Hoover parts.

This was about a 3 hour clean up including parts, polishing and reassembling. The 29 looks good, (not perfect), but a very nice and powerful vacuum from 1951-1953.

 

[luxg]

Wow Charlie, thanks for the detailed project!!!  You sure did a nice job on the 29.  Whatever you used to polish the hood did a beautiful job!!  I think that bag looks really good on it.  Very clever idea too using the Kirby bag.   


 


Terry

 

[twocvbloke]

Wouldn't be the first Hoover to use a Kirby bag, I used one with a Style-3 tube assembly on my bodged-together 1346 (using a cut up trouser leg as an outer bag)...

 

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And with the bag all closed up:

 

[air-waycharlie]

Very clever and keeps the vacuum much cleaner I bet! The Kirby Micro Magic bags are great.

 

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I thought I should post a picture of the bag set up so it would make more sense.

Here is the Kirby bag attached to the bag tube with a 115 belt and the outer bag is pulled completely back.

 

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A closer view of the, "bojacked", Kirby bag inside the Hoover bag.

Getting the 115 belt over that much fabric is no easy task. But it can be done and the belt is in the groove of the bag tube.

 

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The outer bag is now pulled back up over the Kirby bag.