Thread Number: 14727
A question about the sound and maintenance of Kirby's Tech Drive |
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Post# 156055 , Reply# 2   10/19/2011 at 18:29 (4,566 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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Through my years of experience working on Kirbys I have disassembled tech drives for parts, but I really do not recommend doing it. Those tech drive assemblies are supposed to make sounds (kind of like hydraulic pump sounds, like you said), and yours seems to be working absolutely fine from your description.
Rather than take tech drives apart, this is my policy for tech drive maintenance: As long as every time I use my Kirby it pushes forward with reasonable strength, I don't do anything to it. The day I use it and my Kirby doesn't propel at all, I either replace the belt (if that is the issue), or I replace the tech drive, both of which are a piece of cake. Don't worry about it. Just don't abuse the transmission (that means Kirby burnouts are a no-no) and it will last you at least another 20 years I can pretty much guarantee! |
Post# 156074 , Reply# 3   10/19/2011 at 21:32 (4,566 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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is an example of what a tech drive normally sounds like. And no, this is not my vacuum nor my video, just an example I found on youtube.
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Post# 156075 , Reply# 4   10/19/2011 at 21:44 (4,565 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)   |   | |
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Here is what a "new" Kirby transmission sounds like. They do get louder with age as the wear in, but I think it's normal. I had a brand new Diamond which was a little louder than my Sentria new but got louder as I used it for about a year.
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Post# 156076 , Reply# 5   10/19/2011 at 21:47 (4,565 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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Post# 156364 , Reply# 7   10/22/2011 at 08:30 (4,563 days old) by vacfanatic (Omaha, NE)   |   | |
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The bag in my video was not as inflated because the white poly hepa bags allow more airflow through them. The video was when I first got the vacuum so it had a brand new bag in it. Here is a picture of about a months worth of vacuuming around my house and what the bag looks like after it's filled up a bit.
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