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Thread Number: 29951
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
How to disassemble front of Lux 1401 Olympia |
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| Post# 333066 9/2/2015 at 14:25 (3,152 days old) by wyaple (Pickerington, OH) | ||
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| Post# 333076 , Reply# 1 9/2/2015 at 16:07 (3,152 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
There are four screws (one at each corner of the metal door) unscrew these then lift from the bottom since you will have to get the cover over the lever that opens the door. The front lid will be attached to the door by two wires that go the bag light. The black lead will go to a terminal block on the side of the hose venturi and the other lead will go to the bag light switch.
Sometimes the front will stick on the metal around the hose connector. Hope this helps. | ||
| Post# 333414 , Reply# 3 9/7/2015 at 09:25 (3,147 days old) by wyaple (Pickerington, OH) | ||
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Finally got it apart!
Thanks for the pics!
I wanted to disassemble this piece to do two things: 1) Re-lube the cleaning selector thumbwheel and 2) See if I could make the full bag mechanism work. Goal #1 done! Now it turns without wearing out your thumb. Goal #2 - not sure how to test this. I've cleaned all those pesky little tubes, making sure air flows through well and also made sure the little vacuum doo-dad that would trip the latch has good suction. However, after attempting to simulate a bag full scenario, I have not been able to see the plunger move at all. Any ideas as how to correctly simulate a bag full scenario (without actually having a totally full bag lying around)? Or, any way to verify that the mechanism is still in working order? Bill | ||
| Post# 333415 , Reply# 4 9/7/2015 at 09:33 (3,147 days old) by cuffs054 (monticello, ga) | ||
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This is a total wag since I know nothing about this! But if you ran the cleaner and then totally blocked the hose end maybe it would think it's full? | ||
| Post# 333431 , Reply# 5 9/7/2015 at 15:27 (3,147 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth) | ||
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If you block the end of the hose it won't actuate the valve because it needs to see a vacuum difference.
If you still have the front cover off (and the vacuum is unplugged), just unplug the vacuum line from the side of the hose opening or the back end of the control valve (plug the vacuum back in and turn it on), since the tube no longer carries suction to the back side of the diaphram the suction from the bag chamber will pull the diaphram in and actuate the pin in the valve to allow suction to go to the diaphram that pulls the lever for the latch cover. You should be able to dial back from 6 and have the valve open about 3 or 4. As a side note when you put the control indicator back on the valve you did align the two witness marks. | ||
Post# 333463 , Reply# 7 9/7/2015 at 21:03 (3,147 days old) by vacuumlad1650  (Wauponsee, IL) |
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To Test the ejector, completely hook the cover up. Put the selector on 4 and put 2 fingers in the suction port on the vacuum around the 4:30 spot. There will be a rivet. Move your fingers back and forth, and the latch will move. Put the wheel on one and move your fingers in there again. The door should pop open if you do it right
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| Post# 333515 , Reply# 8 9/8/2015 at 16:10 (3,146 days old) by wyaple (Pickerington, OH) | ||
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That did it! | ||
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Post# 333593 , Reply# 9 9/9/2015 at 15:25 (3,145 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL) |
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