Revival of a Hoover 1060

[vacuumlad1650]

Recently I went to one of my favorite Vac Shops...I had a whole bunch of loose items to get, but I was also interested in this Hoover 1060 that has been up on his shelf.


We pulled her down and I got a good look. No headlight lens, no brushroll, and missing handle hardware. Then I go to test it and noticed the original plug had been removed with 2 bare wires exposed instead. I jammed the wires into an outlet and flipped the switch.


Nothing.


I futzed with the plug some and got a sign of life. The motor noisily grumbled up to speed and didn't sound just right. Maybe bearings or brushes, I thought.


I dragged it home and dug around in my parts bin and found a nice brushroll. Re-Greased the bearings with my Hoover Grease Gun.


Here we see the machine before I started.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

I have one also.

I had two, but not now.
A great machine, one of the best.
Don't you have friends/contacts who can get that all back up to snuff? I'm sure your people can help you restore that Hoover to its former glory.
Best of luck.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

I went to replace the Paper Bag and make some minor outer bag repairs and found Original bellows and bag retainer. I swapped this out for a newer bellows. I put in a new C bag after I bought more Lark belts.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

That lens will be difficult.

I'm sure somebody will find one in their stock somewhere.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

Here is the motor. Fairly clean, but NOISY! I went to work by inspecting the brushes and greasing the lower bearing. I discovered the Carbons had only just seated. By the condition of the machine I think it was hardly used.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

The fan chamber is still somewhat painted! I always find them wore to bare metal.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

I cleaned the base, and installed a new Upper Sleeve bearing. LED Headlight bulb is also installed. Motor is still dusty, but MUCH cleaner!

 

[vacuumlad1650]

Then i went to work cleaning the Hood. I found a warped lens off a Plastic Base machine. It is taped in because it's warped shape allows it to slide in and out.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

Since the cord is FLAWLESS otherwise I put a replacement Hardware Store plug on. The clip is VERY snug on the cord, but will come to shape correctly soon.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

And here we see the Finished Product. I will try to make a video and take running shots soon.


Andy

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Great machine,

Andy. Use it with pride.

 

[cgross]

looking for a 1060 lens

Nice job. Where did you find the lens? I have a 1060 and I am also missing the lens.

 

[vacuumlad1650]

Came off a junker at the shop I bought toe 1060 in. Those lenses are getting scarce

 

[hooveru4089]

About that LED light bulb...

I'm considering one of these light bulbs for my model 719. Which specific one did you buy, and how has it been so far?

 

[vacuumlad1650]

I just buy the 120V wedge base bulb at the hardware store. Leviton brand if I remember correctly, but I could be completely wrong. No issues to speak of

 

[justjunque]

Nice Hoover, Andy!

That appears to be the same color combination as the Portable that my parents had.
It was the first vacuum that I ever met, and the one that sparked my interest in them.
Enjoy it!

Barry

 

[human]

That headlight lens looks like something that could easily be 3D printed. When I was a little kid (circa 1972), we got a Hoover convertible like that. It was the classic "Brady Bunch" model with the pistachio green hood and no headlight. I remember the first time I laid eyes on it, I thought to myself, shouldn't there be a headlight there?

 

[kirbyklekter]

You can tell

at least I could tell that that is a good machine. It just has that quality look about it, nothing quirky or experimental,all tried and true. A rugged(no pun) machine and a great value, typical of that era. Nice!

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Agreed

a "stellar" model.