Kirby G3 Restoration

swiveltop · Jan 25, 2009

Polishing

That reminds me of when I worked for a Kirby dealer when I was about 15 doing the repairs,we had a bench buffer and remember trying to hold a Kirby part and it would sometimes catch the edge of the piece and sling it across the shop,nothing ever broke, they came out looking factory new. I remember the Classic 3's and Tradition's fresh out of the box. That G3 is definately worth fixing,it's a good machine, My G3 and small head Heritage 2 tie as my favorite Kirbys, at the moment anyway,there are a few that haven't made it into the house yet. Mark

kirbyotronic · Jan 25, 2009

Wow!

I had to put on sunglasses just to see it! Looks great.

~Alex

vacfanatic · Jan 25, 2009

Thanks!

I'm going to go do a second round maybe today, depending on how cold the garage is.

swiveltop · Jan 25, 2009

Great job, My computer just decided to download all the pics, Thanks for posting them,I've never seen the inside of a G series,I've worked on almost every one from the 509 to the Legend, I would have opened the tranny also just to see how it works. Is that belt inside available by itself or would you have to buy the tranny? Mark

vacfanatic · Jan 28, 2009

Internal Belt

I am not aware of any suppliers for the internal belt for the transmission. I probably could have called Kirby, but I doubt they would sell it to a consumer. I just decided to skip all the hastle and go with a used transmission off ebay.

vacfanatic · Jan 31, 2009

So I am still not totally done, but I have enough of the project completed to at least update the progress thus far. Looks so much different! My friend is not going to believe it when she gets it back.

luxg · Jan 31, 2009

Andrew you have done a great job on the G3, it looks like brand new.

vintagehoover · Feb 1, 2009

Hey! Looking great!

Andrew, when you're done, can you give me a make-over, please?

;P

vacfanatic · Feb 2, 2009

Final Pics

I finished the G3 today after work. Overall, it turned out very nice! I am sure Barb will be very surprised how much better it looks. The transmission I got for it works perfectly. It's actually easier to push than my G7 Diamond Edition, probably because the handle does not have the self centering spring in it. The lightbulb on the G3 is so much brighter than on the G7 also! Hope you guys enjoy the pics. The G3 will be going back to it's owner tomorrow. Total of all parts was $100, and it's ready for another 20 years!