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Thread Number: 17723
How do you change the bearing on the Hoover Agitator and Activator brush rolls ? |
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| Post# 192066 7/29/2012 at 11:03 (4,289 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Post# 192152 , Reply# 1 7/29/2012 at 17:16 (4,288 days old) by Durango159  (State College, PA) |
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Post# 192154 , Reply# 2 7/29/2012 at 17:19 (4,288 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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It's really a matter of which end cap is looser, so when you originally turn the end caps, whichever is looser turns first so the end cap come off and then you can pull the rod out with the other end cap. The rod has recessed ends so that the bearings only fit in the recessed portion of the rod and are locked in with the plastic end cap.
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| Post# 192159 , Reply# 3 7/29/2012 at 17:35 (4,288 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 192212 , Reply# 4 7/30/2012 at 01:42 (4,288 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Brilliant, thanks to that information I got the other bearing off my donor brush roll and the Junior now has two brand new bearings.
I've got a good tip as well. When I went to unscrew the end cap to get the bearing off it was very obstinate and even with a rag it kept slipping, so instead of going downstairs for my tool box to get pliers, I searched for something closer to hand (being lazy) and saw a pair of rubber gloves... That gave me an idea - rubber gives you traction, so, I put the gloves on (they do look very fetching, but that's another story) and tried again with no rag and what do you know, came off immediately. Same for the one on the Junior's brush roll. | ||
| Post# 192229 , Reply# 5 7/30/2012 at 07:06 (4,288 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 192233 , Reply# 6 7/30/2012 at 07:35 (4,288 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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| Post# 192256 , Reply# 7 7/30/2012 at 11:54 (4,288 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2) | ||
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| Post# 192260 , Reply# 8 7/30/2012 at 12:10 (4,288 days old) by jmurray01 (Scotland) | ||
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Post# 192333 , Reply# 9 7/30/2012 at 16:20 (4,287 days old) by Durango159 (State College, PA) |
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Your welcome. Glad the rubber gloves worked out. Now you can remove all of the hair and dust on the end cap and what gets stuck around the bearings. I usually roll the bearings on a scrub brush with some soap, trying to work the bristles inside to clean it. Then when its all dried, rinsed and turning smooth, I inject fresh grease into the bearings. Wipe off the metal washers so there's no rust on them, and I'll usually Brillo pad the agitator shaft rod, if that is rusty. With all of the components removed from the agitator it is now very easy to wash the bristles on the agitator as well. Hand soap, water and your hand or a scrub brush work great, just don't bend the bristles out of shape. Ensure everything is bone dry of course, as you know, before re-assembly.
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