convertible goes KABOOM!

[super-sweeper]

o.k i just finish rebuilding the motor in this thing,it ran perfect for one second and then something made it jump like 5 inches and a terrible sound happened,sounded like some plastic part exploded or something,
so, why the heck did my hoover just explode?

 

[twocvbloke]

Fan failure perhaps? Belt snapped and get snagged up in the fan? Open it up and have a look, just don't forget to unplug it first....

 

[goadie12]

Oh my that sucks I know I have had a couple motors burn up or smoke out after rebuilding but never explode I hope u can fix it lol and good luck. Zach

 

[aeoliandave]

So Alex, are you going to take it apart again and answer your own question?
None of us were there so we surely don't know and can only speculate.
Pictures would help a lot.
Was the brushroll belt on at the time [backwards?] or did you test the motor before belting it...
Dave

 

[hoovercelebrity]

Alex- there's absolutely no need to have started another thread that was the same as this one... I just deleted it.

Fred

 

[super-sweeper]

opps,

sorry fred,i didn't think it went through last time,lol.
and no,i didn't have the brushroll/belt on,just the rug nozzle.