|
Thread Number: 17400
Kirby 500 series belt? |
[Down to Last] |  |
| Post# 187337 6/27/2012 at 16:26 (4,313 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
 | ||
| Post# 187343 , Reply# 1 6/27/2012 at 16:47 (4,313 days old) by vacumaniac () | ||
|
Yes, make sure you are using the belts without knurls though. | ||
| Post# 187354 , Reply# 2 6/27/2012 at 18:00 (4,313 days old) by pr-21 (Middletown, OH) | ||
kirby.com website | ||
| Post# 187360 , Reply# 3 6/27/2012 at 18:23 (4,313 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
Yes, you can use ANY BELT....even the knurled belts....on the older models. The ONLY reason Kirby says to use the smooth belts on the pre-Generation models is that they didn't have ball-bearing brushrolls back then, they were still using sleeve bearing brushrolls. So the knurled belt is supposedly, according to them, harder on the brushroll bearings. However, if you have replaced your brushroll within the last 10 years, it will be a ball bearing brushroll, in which case you will be perfectly fine if you use the knurled belts.
Rob | ||
| Post# 187361 , Reply# 4 6/27/2012 at 18:46 (4,313 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
|
Nearly forgot to add....the Dirt Devil Style 8 belts, for the Power Pak & Jaguar canisters, as well as the Royal Procision & Royal Lexon S17, & the Royal Metal Uprights, are EXACTLY IDENTICAL to the Kirby knurled belt. Same length, width, everything....I suspect Kirby has outsourced production of the belts to China, same as they did with the bags. The Dirt Devil 2-pack belts is much easier to find at a dept store....I can get 2@4.99 at Canadian Tire....so perhaps you could see if you can find those belts.
Rob | ||
| Post# 187362 , Reply# 5 6/27/2012 at 18:52 (4,313 days old) by vacumaniac () | ||
|
Rob is correct about those newer brushrolls. I had forgotten about that :) | ||
| Post# 187373 , Reply# 6 6/27/2012 at 19:28 (4,313 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
|
| ||
| Post# 187384 , Reply# 7 6/27/2012 at 21:26 (4,313 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
Be careful, though because I believe the new brush rolls made for the early 500 machines are still made with sleeve bearings. But the others are correct about the ball bearings. If your brush roll has ball bearings, then the knurled belt is acceptable. However, be sure to use the older soft belt on brush rolls with sleeve bearings. | ||
| Post# 187399 , Reply# 8 6/28/2012 at 04:32 (4,312 days old) by kirbymodel2c (Nottingham, England) | ||
Also | ||
| Post# 187406 , Reply# 9 6/28/2012 at 07:29 (4,312 days old) by truckerx (Palm Springs, CA) | ||
The newer style knurled belts are much stronger and have less give. I can see where stretching a knurled belt on the older 500 series might cause the flimsy belt lifter to snap. It has happened to me as well. Otherwise, I believe the dimensions of both older and newer knurled belts might be about the same.
| ||
| Post# 187459 , Reply# 10 6/28/2012 at 18:28 (4,312 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
|
Guy/Funvacfan....there is an easy way to find out whether your brushroll uses the sleeve bearings or is the newer-style ball bearing brushroll. Just simply pull off the brushroll's endcaps- the endcap sits on top of the ball bearing, so you will expose the ball bearing & see it. The older-style brushrolls with sleeve bearings you will NOT be able to remove the endcap- they are built-in into the brushroll. So that will tell you what you have & which belt is required.
Rob | ||
| Post# 187461 , Reply# 11 6/28/2012 at 18:41 (4,312 days old) by funvacfan (Canada) | ||
|
OK | ||
| Forum Index: | 
| Other Forums: |
|
|
|
|
|
Comes to the Rescue!
