Hoover TURBOBOOST U2570 (december 1988)

[thekirbylover]

Some of the parts drying.

 

[thekirbylover]

Now onto the motor.

 

[thekirbylover]

Not the nicest condition.

 

[thekirbylover]

All greased, oiled and lubed

 

[vintagevaclover]

Such a Nice Find!!!

Yes, I believe those are on the rare side. I've seen one or 2 of them in some British sitcoms from the '80s & '90s!!

 

[thekirbylover]

All cleaned and ready for re assembly.

 

[thekirbylover]

The body is attached.

 

[thekirbylover]

Here is is all reassembled this still needs a polis and a coat of wax.

 

[thekirbylover]

The bags that this came with for some reason all had holes in them as if someone made a slit through the pack with scissors, so for now I have had to put some tape on them as it is a shame to waste an entire packet of genuine bags.

 

[thekirbylover]

Here is the switch which makes the TURBOBOOST the TURBOBOOST.

 

[thekirbylover]

After a polish it gets a good coating in wax.

 

[thekirbylover]

Here it is completed.

 

[thekirbylover]

A side profile, as you can see this one doesn't suffer from the infamous Turbopower leaning syndrome.

 

[thekirbylover]

Another view, I am very pleased with the end result.

 

[thekirbylover]

And here it is with its younger sister the mail order exclusive version of the U2806.

 

[vintagerepairer]

The reason for the handle release pedal being how it is, is because the wheel to the side of it has worn right through the chassis and into the pedal.

This was an early problem with Turbopower cleaners and one which was easily resolved long before this cleaner went into production. A thin metal washer was placed behind each wheel when the machine was built, and problem solved. Quite how the wheel has worn through on your cleaner, I just don't know. Is there a washer in place? I do know that the Turbopower wheels were known for falling off from time to time, and if the user put them back on without the washer, it would explain what might have happened.

The U2332 (green) Turbopower was a strange one as many of these did not have the wheel washers, even when other models in the range built at the same time did.

 

[turbo500]

Another fantastic job, Michael! Bravo!


 


You should offer up a vacuum refurb service for us collectors. My to-do pile in the garage is getting a little out of hand lol.