kirby

[kirbyuser]

i've worked on kirbys for many years but never did i tear one down to pull the armature out.today i did.was a lot easier than i expected.front bearing & rear bearing was kinda dry.repacked them & now my DS-50 is much happier.how can i tell ??? she hums like she should.

 

[human]

That's what I love about Kirbys. They're designed to be repaired, maintained, and last for decades. Too few things in this world are made that way anymore.

 

[kirbyuser]

kirby again

after being new to tearing down my kirby to the armature i learned a valuable lesson today.watch closley how the washers are placed in the front bearing plate when removing the bearing. put one in backwards & it did not like that.only ran it for a few seconds then tore it down again & saw my error.my 560 kirby is now purring like a cat !