Every since I finally came out of the vacuum closet and had such a great time and felt so welcome at the convention in Omaha, my collection has been growing by leaps and bounds. One recent addition was a Kirby G3 complete with every single attachment it was supposed to come with from a little old lady at a garage sale for a whopping $10. It worked fine when I got it, the only issue was the handle was a little loose, like wobbly. So, I took it apart, washed, scrubbed, polished, and gave it the full spa treatment. I stripped off all the aluminum parts and buffed them on my polishing wheel with Tripoli (brown) then the white one. Brought it up to a nice shine. I ordered and replaced the brush roll and nozzle bumper, and upgraded to the allergen filtration bags. This vac might just be my new favorite, it’s my first Kirby.
My technical question is related to the handle and the tech-drive. When I had it apart, I found what I determined to be the cause of the loose handle. The thingy the handle snaps into is attached to the power plant with two black Philips head screws into a sliding plate. These two screws were loose, and they go into slots, which offer an adjustment. I tightened the screws down in the middle of each of their respective slots. The tech drive seems to work fine now, but it goes faster in the back stroke than in the forward push. I'm thinking the adjustment in those slots has something to do with this. Any advice?
Also, since I'm obviously no Kirby expert, anything else I should do to this machine? I am also curious as to the difference in the G series and later models. What changes were made between them, aside from cosmetic? Stronger motor, more power, did they address faults? Curious.
I'll try to get some pics up this weekend when I have more time. Bummer is I forgot to take before pics, so all I have is after.