Round Hoover Belts Snap To Quick!!

[alexhoovers94]

When I got my second hoover junor I bought some generic round belts for it and they just snapped with in a few seconds, I am not even jokeing, so i went threw the pack of ten they came in within 3 days, my friend bought me a twin pack of genuine hoover junior belts that said on them "longer life" on the back of the packaging, I put the genuine one on the junior on saturday, it is now wednesday and it sarted makeing this dem du dem du noise and before I could turn the cleaner off it went dem eeeeeeeee so the belt had clearly stapped, I took out the snapped belt and put in the other genuine one out of the packet, and within about 30 to 4o seconds of use that dem du dem du noise started again and them dem eeeeee and it snapped!

What is going on these are genuine "long life" belts and they are snapping like this? was this a common problem with round belts or are mine snapping because there is something wrong with my junior?

can anyone help?

 

[jmurray01]

I've had the same Genuine HOOVER belt in my Ranger since January and it still works brilliantly (it's cracked and split in a lot of places but is still holding up).

It sounds like the brush roll is sticking somehow.

Try spinning the brush roll without the belt attached. It should spin freely. If there is any dragging, report back and I'll try to help further.

 

[gottahaveahoove]

well, that's because it's a

1977 HOOVER Ranger!

 

[jmurray01]

Hey, how'd you know ?

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Wild guess!

Or, as I answer to "Why do you like HOOVER'? "Is there ANY other kind"? I believe I have a 1977 Ranger here at the palace. You show me yours, I'll show you mine. .... cleaners, that is. Right?
I have "rangers" in blue, yellow, and orange.

 

[jmurray01]

"You show me yours, I'll show you mine." Now now, we hardly know each other...

 

[gottahaveahoove]

Well,

we'll know each other better 'after'. Talk about an 'icebreaker'.

 

[alexhoovers94]

inuendo

God jamie you are so dirty minded! hahahah

 

[jmurray01]

The ironic thing is I'm really not!

I just couldn't resist that double entendre

 

[twocvbloke]

I'd say your bearings in the brushroll are shot, or the belts you got were a bad batch...

The weird thing about Hoover brushroll bearings is they feel loose and wobbly when you check them, even when new, so you can't really tell when they're shot, it's only when they're running that they dhow signs of failure, and this sounds lie they've gone to me, so, better to be safe than beltless and get a new set of bearings (see link below) and replace the old ones...

One other thing that pops into my head is the pulley, sometimes that can get worn down until it's thin and slipping a lot, that could also affect the belt life if it's too worn, my 1346 had that issue and ate belts regardless of how it was set up...

http://www.vacuumcleanersparesuk.co...WD=junior bearing&PN=HOOVER_.html#a1397#a1397

 

[jmurray01]

Yep, that was the problem I think.

Alex decided in the end to swap the brush roll over for another one and he informed me it is working well now.

 

[gsheen]

John 


 


If you didn't have all the colours of the ranger then I would be worried 

 

[gottahaveahoove]

As Jackie Kennedy (bows head for 3-4 seconds) said,

"I'll have this in every color". Someday, I'll photograph them all as one unit.

 

[alexhoovers94]

I think it is fixed now, fingers crossed!

Ok, so I took the brushroll that my u1012 came with initially, and put it back in the 1012 because even after lubricating the bearings on the other brushroll, it didn't seam to want to move freely.
The reason I changed the brushroll out was because it was a little rusty and the brissle had gone short over the years, so seamed easier just to swap the entire brushroll. It didn't accure to me to check the brushroll bearings, because the junior it came out of was re furbished, lol.

So now I kept the original brushroll and bearings but swapped the brush strips over and now everything seams ok, the motor shaft is not worn at all either, by the way.

When I was sorting the brush roll out earlier, my sister walked past and said "Alex, why do you keep messing about with that bloody Hoover!? It is old crap just throw it out"
I was like no!!! Typical remark from an individual who does not appreciate these fine pieces of machineary! It is 36 years old, what does she expect, it is bound to have some issues.

Why some people are so ignorant into believing that just because it is old, that means it is useless and will not work as it should, well with the correct maintenance it should work like brand new till the end? Well that is what I believe.

Anyway I have ranted enough, so I will leave it there.

 

[jmurray01]

Yep, the standard opinion of a "general consumer", as I always say.

They don't appreciate the maintenance it takes to keep a vintage Vacuum Cleaner going and certainly don't appreciate how well they work.

I was in my local recycling store an hour ago and saw a blue Dyson cylinder (don't know the model number, don't really care) for £45 and wasn't in the least bit interested.

I did however see a commercial "tub" Vacuum Cleaner in a dark blue/almost black colour, a Vax I believe, which I was interested in but didn't have enough to buy (£40).

 

[twocvbloke]

When people ask me why I bother with "that old crap" (in reference to pretty much anything I have collected), I tell them that it's already outlived their "new crap" and will outlive every other bit of "new crap" they buy to replace the ones that break, that usually shuts them up...

 

[jmurray01]

"When people ask me why I bother with "that old crap" (in reference to pretty much anything I have collected), I tell them that it's already outlived their "new crap" and will outlive every other bit of "new crap" they buy to replace the ones that break, that usually shuts them up... " I imagine it would!

True too...

 

[alexhoovers94]

I love the hoover juniors, they may not be very powerful but they get the job done and get it done extremely well.
I was useing the u1012 today and that belt seams to be going strong and it is not extreamly hot after a few seconds like before, so obviously swapping the brushrolls has really made a difference, it also sounds better now, more high pitched, I wondered why before the motor was lower in pitch than it should be and obviously the sticky brushroll was the perpetrator.

 

[jmurray01]

That's great!

I'd buy a spare belt just in case however, as round belts can spontaneously snap for no reason!