Thread Number: 30487
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Rainbow E2 Separator Stuck to fan housing |
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Post# 337932   11/22/2015 at 15:06 (3,077 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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I just bought a Rainbow E2 and had trouble getting the separator off. I finally got it off with the prying end of the hammer. I bought a new separator and put it on but now it's just doing the same thing the old separator was doing. But now I can't even get it off the way I was able to with the old one. It's almost like it's been fused onto there. Could over-tightening the screw on the separator do this? The separator itself appears to be fine and the motor is fine but now I can't even get the new separator off. I definitely don't want to damage any parts up in the fan housing which if why I've stopped trying to get it off. This happened after only the first use with the new separator. I wanted to clean it RIGHT after I was done like you are supposed to do with Rainbows. I'm going to take it in eventually anyway to be serviced but I want to see if I can fix this myself beforehand because the vacuum itself works fine. Any thoughts?
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Post# 338030 , Reply# 1   11/24/2015 at 09:21 (3,075 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 338062 , Reply# 2   11/24/2015 at 18:09 (3,075 days old) by mark40511 (Lexington, KY)   |   | |
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Post# 338066 , Reply# 3   11/25/2015 at 08:02 (3,075 days old) by Electroluxxxx (……)   |   | |
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While prying up on the separator tap the shaft with a hammer lightly! |
Post# 338092 , Reply# 5   11/25/2015 at 21:16 (3,074 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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Post# 338861 , Reply# 6   12/8/2015 at 10:46 (3,061 days old) by reo580 (Holland, Michigan)   |   | |
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I have had many Rainbows over the years from the Model B to my current rainbow: my E-series Black.
Here is what I have done with the separators. When attaching the separator, tighten the nut as tight as you can with your fingers. If you want a little re assurance, then go an additional 1/4 turn with the wrench but no more than that. It sounds like something is not right with your Rainbow. The separator should come off fairly easily. When I bought my E-2 Black, I got it from a pet owner. The separator was all funked up with so much dust and filth. It looked like Press Powder Makeup- it was just nasty. Even then, I was able to get the separator off easily. I'm not sure if there is corrosion on your motor shaft, or if something is out of round. I think it's a good idea to have the shop look into it. Let us know what it was. I'm curious... Good luck, Derek P.S. be careful when tapping the threaded end of the motor shaft. It does not take much to mess up the threads that way. I learned that lesson the hard way when I was learning how to do repair work at a vacuum shop years ago. |
Post# 338871 , Reply# 7   12/8/2015 at 13:55 (3,061 days old) by FantomFan (Rochester, New York)   |   | |
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