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| Post# 200565 9/13/2012 at 18:32 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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does anyone know how to fix this? the locking screw thing broke off on my kirby c 
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| Post# 200567 , Reply# 1 9/13/2012 at 18:34 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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oh and since i have the front off, how do i get the fan off? | ||
| Post# 200571 , Reply# 3 9/13/2012 at 18:40 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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i tried that. i broke a screwdriver in half and bent the other one... | ||
| Post# 200572 , Reply# 4 9/13/2012 at 18:42 (4,241 days old) by vacumaniac () | ||
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Yeah, you gotta use a really hard piece of metal for it, as you found out, anything less will break/bend. Make sure you are also turning the fan the correct way when removing it... They can be a real pain in the neck to remove, just keep trying! | ||
| Post# 200573 , Reply# 5 9/13/2012 at 18:42 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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here is a pic 
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| Post# 200574 , Reply# 6 9/13/2012 at 18:43 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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is it the same way with the kirby 516 and up? | ||
| Post# 200576 , Reply# 7 9/13/2012 at 18:44 (4,241 days old) by vacumaniac () | ||
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The top one definately is too flimsy to hold up to that, and I bet the one that bent is aluminum plated as well. If you have a steel pin that would work, other wise use an old ice pick if you can find one as they were made to withstand a lot | ||
| Post# 200577 , Reply# 8 9/13/2012 at 18:45 (4,241 days old) by vacumaniac () | ||
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It is the same way up to the Omega for the fans. The Classic 1CR still used the old fan removal method I believe. | ||
| Post# 200578 , Reply# 9 9/13/2012 at 18:46 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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ok. but that lower one i think was made of steel. and just chromed or something. it came in a set of 5 others for about $100. saying that it would last when the others wont. and something about super strong tips | ||
| Post# 200580 , Reply# 10 9/13/2012 at 18:47 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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then how do i remove the fan? | ||
| Post# 200581 , Reply# 11 9/13/2012 at 18:48 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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i havent ever worked on the newer kirbies. except my g4 but i didnt remove the fan | ||
| Post# 200582 , Reply# 12 9/13/2012 at 18:48 (4,241 days old) by vacumaniac () | ||
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Yeah for that price you would think it should have held up... Are you sure you are turning the correct way on it? I would also check the hole in the armature because if it did that to the screwdrivers, I am worried that it may have done something to the hole.... | ||
| Post# 200584 , Reply# 13 9/13/2012 at 18:51 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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ok i just checked. the hole is fine. for a secont i was like, oh crap did i break that as well? but no it is fine. | ||
| Post# 200585 , Reply# 14 9/13/2012 at 18:52 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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i turned the fan the oposite way that i turn a screw. | ||
| Post# 200586 , Reply# 15 9/13/2012 at 18:56 (4,241 days old) by kirbykid (Horseheads,New York 14845) | ||
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i do have a old ice pick. but it was my moms grandpa's so i dont really want to do anything with that for feer of breaking it because it is one of the few things that my mom has left from her grandpa. the only other thing that i know about it a can of nevr dull. in a red can. | ||
| Post# 200674 , Reply# 16 9/14/2012 at 13:16 (4,241 days old) by electroluxxxx (……) | ||
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Find yourself a good drill bit and drill It out. Your local hardware store should sell a rethreadding kit and re thread the hole it's not all to hard to do hope this helps | ||
| Post# 200686 , Reply# 17 9/14/2012 at 14:34 (4,241 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas) | ||
I would take that fan case to a machine shop and ask them to drill out the rest of the screw. The way to do that properly is with a drill press. That will keep it nice and straight. Also, the threads on the fan are indeed left handed, so you'll need to spin the fan to the right in order to unscrew it.
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