Eureka ESP curb find

[sfcoronet]

Found this sitting by the recycling bins on the street on my way home. It had a bag from a canister vacuum jammed in the outer bag, but started right up when I plugged it in. What's the service procedure on one of these? Is it basically the same as on a Hoover upright? Any tips would be appreciated as it's a little noisy.

 

[sfcoronet]

Wow!

I think the noise was just due to the belt being really stretched out - luckily there was a brand new one hanging on the handle when I picked it up and when I put that on, it just purred.

 

[hoover719]

GREAT FIND! I think that you should just check the motor bearings. I am not an expert on lubricating them but, for now, take the motor apart and check the bearings.

 

[twocvbloke]

The motors are pretty bulletproof, so unless they sound like the bearings are grinding, then they're probably fine...

You should check the motor brushes to make sure they have plenty life left in them, they usually do though, they're not as soft as Hoover ones so last for a long time...

 

[1926700]

noooooo!!!!! service that motor!!!!

its diffrent than a convertibe but not difficult one you know what to do.....

you will need to remove the screws under the base to remove the hood, unscrew the motor form the base.....and get a pair of plires to remove the fan nut...

then you will need two (2) flat head screwdriver to remove the fan, wege one of the screwdrivers under one side of the fan, the wedge the other screw driver on the other side, and pry up with both scerwdiver and push the fan off the shaft.
you should the find two washers under the fan, 1 fiber grey washer, and one metal small washer. there should also be another fiber washer form ontop of the fan.....save them...

then remove the 3 screws from the berring plate on the top of the motor, then pry the top berrring cover from the top of the motor. its is fitted around the berring, use care and patince when removing it....do not bend it. then that will exspose the cooling fan and complete berring...

then remove carbon bruses and and mark accrodingley as you would any other carbon brushes......

then there are two nuts on the mid platform of the motor around bleow the top berring secton, remove those....

if the motor has been serviced in the past it will pull apart, but if it hasint then what you will need to do is, put the fan pully back on the end of the shaft....thighten it down so it does not lossten its self.....then take the partially dissasembled motor out side to a concerte serface on in a basement and grasp the motor base by both hands and and wack the fans pully straight up and down on the floor to release the armature from the berring (the belt pully serves as a saftey so the threads on the shaft are then saved) then simpley remove the two halfs of the motor once the armature as broken free.....

then remove the other two bolts holdong down the feild coil, and remove the long screws, they should fall out two holes at the bottom of the motor base. and note how the freil coil is in the mototr base, it need to be duplicated so the carbon brush wires are in the same palace.

then remove the armature from the motor top, how you do this is by noting the cut out in the cooling fan chamber, and simply lining the coolong fan and angleing it so it slipps out. and it will be assemled in the same manner...

so then prefom the basic service and do what is needed, remmber ball berring grease, sleve berring oil (just saying so for reffrence, this should be both ball berrings).....

and of corase reverse the precess to re assemble, the only thing i will note about the re assembly is, if you had to wack the armature out of the bottom berring, the i willl not snap in, do not fear or freak out, it will be just fine....=)...if so then it just needs to sit in the bottom berring as far as it will go, and just make shure it will turn freely....and make shure that the nuts for the feild coil are snug....this will help with the reassembly

i hope this helps, if you have any qestions....shoot me a email, and ill be glad to help you,=)

 

[mb_1981]

This machine has the lightweight upside down ESP motor so the procedure for assembling/dissasembling is somewhat different. This generally is not a long lasting motor when compared to the pancake or blender motors so ESPs like this are somewhat hard to come by. I found a link to a blow up diagram that hopefully gives you a good idea of how these motors go together.



http://www.ereplacementparts.com/images/eureka/2034B_WW_2.gif

 

[hoover719]

@1926700:

I am aware that the instructions you posted are for servicing a "pancake motor." Could you post instructions on how to perform the same services on a "blender motor?"

 

[1926700]

as strange as this will sound......

as simple as a blender motor is, i might have to make a video on how its done.

and the reason i say that is.....simple yes, but i has one or two things that i dont know if i could clearley type in written instrcions only.....

so in that case.....there might be a video turtorial comming=)

 

[hoover719]

Thanks! I am looking forward to the video!

 

[moparhemipower]

I think I have a Bumper for you...

Yeah, I noticed that yours is missing it's Bumper and I believe I have one in my Basement with one of my Eureka's, that is the same Color as your Hood there and of course, I have no use for the Bumper, except to Sell it, plus I also want to Sell two of my Eureka Uprights as well, the two I want to Sell, are the older Blender Motor Models, one, being a Blue and White Model from the 80's, with a NOS Outer Bag and the other is a Two-Tone Turquoise Model, with an ALL-Metal Handle from the 60's I believe it is, so, but both have their Original Bumpers, so I do not need the extra one I have which Matches yours there I'm sure... ;-)

 

[sfcoronet]

MoparHemiPower - I sent you an email about the bumper. Also, my user name is in reference to a 1967 Dodge Coronet 440 hardtop that I had - Mopar or no car!