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Thread Number: 22711
hei really dont want to spend a ton on this vacuum if y'all got ideas great! |
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| Post# 253800 10/24/2013 at 16:16 (3,830 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA) | ||
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i got a Kirby tradition that needs shined up that i can do but theirs a few things wrong the pictures should tell you guys 
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| Post# 253801 , Reply# 1 10/24/2013 at 16:17 (3,830 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA) | ||
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not looking good : bad shape.... 
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Post# 253814 , Reply# 2 10/24/2013 at 17:02 (3,830 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Dax,
What is the serial number on your Tradition, please??? OK. One way to buy parts for this - at a reasonable price - would be on eBay. The parts you're gonna need to finish this job: * Rug nozzle (159579S, less brush roll) * Brush roll (152575) * Belt (301291) * Sani Em-Tor casting (179978S) * Sani Em-Tor tray (185979S) * Pocket bag assembly (190078S) or disposable bag assembly (190079S) * Mini Em-Tor (for disposable bag system only) (181185) * Bag guard (191679) ~Ben | ||
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Post# 253827 , Reply# 3 10/24/2013 at 18:26 (3,830 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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DESTROY IT BEFORE IT MULTIPLIES!!! | ||
| Post# 253829 , Reply# 4 10/24/2013 at 18:46 (3,830 days old) by vacuumdude (Spokane WA) | ||
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KirbyClassicIII its got the hole bag thing rug nozzle and brush roll and the Mini Em-Tor (for disposable bag system only) bag and every thing here is the pics. would aluminum cleaner work for this??? 
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Post# 253848 , Reply# 5 10/24/2013 at 22:34 (3,830 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 253853 , Reply# 6 10/25/2013 at 00:37 (3,829 days old) by tolivac (Greenville,NC) |
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Maybe it can be used as a parts machine-salvage what parts you can from it and use them for spares or to fix a Tradition in better condition.That poor thing looked like it came from the barn! | ||
| Post# 253856 , Reply# 7 10/25/2013 at 00:50 (3,829 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI) | ||
It just looks dirty to me... As long as it runs well, it is worth fixing. The corrosion on the inside of the emptor can be shifted with a small wire brush on something like a dremel tool. I had the same trouble with my 517, only it was deeper corrosion than yours appears to be, it cleaned off but there is still craters in the aluminum where (?) had eaten away at it. The tarnish on the motor housing and rug nozzle can be cleaned with Mothers aluminum polish, and while it isn't overly hard work, it does take time. If you have a buffer that would help a lot (I used a cotton wheel on a dremel tool, but that took a good couple hours as well) With some time and effort that can be restored to almost new, cosmetically and mechanically. Good Luck!
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