Electrolux Model G Wheels

[crevicetool]

This is a before picture.

The small front wheels have the same set-up the rear wheels on this model.

 

[methodistbill]

Rick, Yes I have wheels. I'm using another Model G for parts that I found at a yard sale. The G that my friend gave me is in really great shape. Just one front wheel was busted. The paint and aluminum will clean up well. He also brought various and sundry attachments and hoses too. There is a power nozzle for one of the vacuums (the G or the L) that looks virtually brand new. That makes sense because the house had wooden floors. All the hoses leak pretty bad with one exception. The lady who lived there was known around town as pretty eccentric. She must have bought a new vacuum every time the salesman came to town. LOL! The G I found at the yard sale is not too bad either. I can hear some bearing whine, I after I finish working on this one I want to try my hand at greasing or changing the bearings on the other one.

 

[crevicetool]

Here's the front.

I was hoping you could see the repair better.

 

[methodistbill]

Rick, I really appreciate the pictures! It really helped me understand what you're talking about (drilling out and using a screw).

 

[methodistbill]

Rick, that is impressive! How long have you been restoring vacuums? Like I said in another post, I never knew people collected or restored vacuums! We have an Electrolux "Ultra Lux" that we bought about 15 years ago that still works as well as it did the day we bought it. They last forever!

 

[crevicetool]

I'm glad you have wheels.

They are still available on EBay and some vacuum supply houses. All I have ever been able to find are the gray ones. I'm going to take a picture of my G. I had to remove the "tires" from the rear wheels, move those to the front, then I replaced the rear wheels with the gray ones. I painted them to match as closely as possible. With the tires and hubcaps installed, you can't notice them.

I'll post that pic post haste.

Rick

 

[crevicetool]

Here's the G

not the best picture. Sorry

 

[methodistbill]

Rick! That's a big wow! Do you polish the aluminum with a high speed buffer? I have this stuff called Flitz that I've used on my car wheels.

 

[crevicetool]

That's the fun part for some...

The restoration part of it. Others, more knowledgeable than I know what machines were made when, how many, you name it. You should see some of the restorations I've seen by other members of this club. Breathtaking! Yes, Virginia, there are folks who collect vacuum cleaners. For many, they represent the changes in industrial design and the fashion of an era. Much like automobiles, furniture, HI-FI systems. Coffee pots. Others are attracted to them by the childhood memories sparked by the machines.

I on the other hand, was kidnapped and forced to work on these machines for other people. I don't even like vacuum cleaners!

 

[crevicetool]

Actually,

I buff the aluminium with a wheel set-up on a bench grinder, then I follow up with Maas or Flitz. Then just a dry soft cloth. I ain't the best polisher though. There's others far better than I am.