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Thread Number: 29075
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby Classic Omega 1973 Fire? Black Shell Housing? |
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| Post# 324933 5/15/2015 at 19:37 (3,266 days old) by chicagomike (Plover, WI) | ||
Hi, has anyone else had experience with the black motor shell housing melting on the Classic Omega from 1973? In 1974 Kirby changed their design on this part to a white color shell housing and the service manual said they did this to improve upon the part.
I can't believe how much of the plastic around the motor brushes has melted and I assume a part melting this bad could even start the vacuum on fire??... | ||
| Post# 324938 , Reply# 1 5/15/2015 at 20:22 (3,266 days old) by BikerRay (Middle Earth) | ||
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| Post# 324943 , Reply# 2 5/15/2015 at 21:26 (3,266 days old) by Jeschbac (Texas) | ||
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Time to call Cleveland? Mike, I wonder if anyone at the factory would tell you what caused this? | ||
| Post# 324944 , Reply# 3 5/15/2015 at 22:07 (3,266 days old) by kenkart () | ||
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Our local Kirby office In my hometown said the first Omegas were terrible, She said she replaced a bunch of the motors, they got it straitened out after a year or two, same with the D-50, the D-80 was much better. | ||
| Post# 324964 , Reply# 4 5/16/2015 at 08:58 (3,265 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
Wow, this harkens back to a story I heard over ten years ago. I was doing a trade show, and I happened to mention Kirby to a perspective customer. He told me "I'll never buy another one!" So of course I inquired why. He told me he purchased a new Kirby Classic Omega that set his oriental rug on fire. When he brought the Kirby back to the distributor, the owner simply said "oh SH*%!, looks like I'm gonna have to rebuild the motor." The owner was furious and told him "you're gonna pay for a new rug too!" To me, the story sounded a little fishy, but now it all makes sense...
- Hershel | ||
| Post# 324991 , Reply# 5 5/16/2015 at 13:57 (3,265 days old) by kirbysthebest (Midwest) | ||
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I've hafd my Omega since it was new. It was purchased May of 1975. I've never experienced any problems, hopefully I got one of the upgraded ones.
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| Post# 325002 , Reply# 6 5/16/2015 at 19:02 (3,265 days old) by Jeschbac (Texas) | ||
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serial numbers Does anyone have start and finish serial numbers so we can identify Omega's with black motor housing? | ||
| Post# 325003 , Reply# 7 5/16/2015 at 19:04 (3,265 days old) by Jeschbac (Texas) | ||
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Follow up If we were to get ahold of an Omega with black motor housing, is it a matter of salvaging the field and just reinstalling it in a newer, white shell? | ||
Post# 334221 , Reply# 8 9/18/2015 at 20:04 (3,140 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Here's My Omega's Bellhousing
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Post# 429055 , Reply# 10 7/25/2020 at 21:31 (1,368 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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kirby519 | ||
| Post# 429378 , Reply# 11 8/1/2020 at 16:10 (1,361 days old) by kirby519 (Wisconsin) | ||
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I used the hose on the vacuum on a very regular basis. | ||
| Post# 429425 , Reply# 12 8/2/2020 at 20:34 (1,360 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Besrings
The reason the bearings were needing replaced is the location of the bearings. The omega had the metal plate which was one piece. The d80 and cr1 had another open ended bearing and a felt washer to absorb vibrations. The omega jammed the motor in and it didn't have anything to help the wear on the bearings.
Les | ||
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Post# 429428 , Reply# 13 8/2/2020 at 21:54 (1,360 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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LesinUtah
Les,
Hence why they reworked it for the Classic III 2CB; that time around they also added a retainer ring to keep the front bearing itself in place. It may be possible, even for the Omega, to fit this retainer ring over the front bearing by using the special pliers shown in the service manual (Waldes Truarc model 0300). ~Ben This post was last edited 08/02/2020 at 22:15 | ||
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