Help please - Hoover Turbopower 1000 bit the dust...

[singingrainbow]

Oh, recently I have become interested in U.K vacs and have somewhat of an understanding of the various brands and model lines dating from the 1970's and onward, but anything older than that I have no clue about.
Scott

 

[jmurray01]

What do you mean Jason ? The Turbopower 1 is dirty fan, that is common knowledge. Or I thought it was.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Dirty-fan, it is what we call the cleaners in the UK where the dirt is sucked into the fan and blown into the bag. The Hoover Turbopower worked like that. The Hoover Turbopower 2, 3, and 1000 was a clean-fan machine where the dust was sucked straight into the bag, like a cannister cleaner does.

 

[jmurray01]

Oh, but Benny - do you know how I can get the motor cover off ? Because I'll need to get it off to replace the motor if that is what I need to do.

 

[Scaniabebe]

Nah, have no idea between a "Dirty Fan" and a normal fan. I'm guessing the "Dirty Fan" is dirty?;P

 

[jmurray01]

I see, I thought you'd know.

Benny explained well enough I think.

 

[suctionselector]

Hey =}

The red one is the one I'm going to bid on

 

[vintagerepairer]

Jamie below the bag door is a piece of curved trim. From inside the bag unit it looks like there are two screws missing. Only there isn't. You need to unclip that trim and you will find two more screws holding the motor cover down.

 

[jmurray01]

Thank you Benny, you have been most helpful. I did notice that trim but couldn't see a way to remove it. I'll try again.

 

[vintagerepairer]

Well look from the inside and you will see two clips, one going left and one going right. You need to give them a flick with a screwdriver to pop it off.

 

[jmurray01]

OK, got it off thanks to Benny.

I'll post the three pictures I took before my camera batteries died, hopefully you can make out that the left carbon brush is down to nothing and the right one still has a tiny bit left. It isn't so much making a clicking noise when rotated as much as a gentle rubbing noise (not constantly, just like "rub rub rub rub rub"), I was mistaken before.

You guys know more than I do, but I presume the reason it was running at half speed was because the brush that still has some "meat" left was getting contact while the other wasn't ?

OK, here they are, I apologise again for the poor quality.

 

[jmurray01]

Second picture, showing the left brush:

 

[jmurray01]

And the right brush, again, sorry for the quality being absolutely awful.

 

[ryry_87]

can't see anything from those fella

 

[jmurray01]

I know, sorry. Damn camera! I'll charge up the batteries and play around with the flash.

 

[Scaniabebe]

Try using Macro Mode, also. Gives good quality close ups!

 

[jmurray01]

Right, here are two hopefully clearer pictures!

 

[jmurray01]

And the second, a video will come in the next few minutes so you can hear the noise when rotated by hand.

 

[jmurray01]

And the video. Hopefully from the pictures and the video you can confirm whether it is a gonner or whether maybe it just needs new brushes and a commutator stone.

 

[ryry_87]

still can't see the commutator mate so its had to say. I'd still say going by the sound of it, its a goner