Thread Number: 31956
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
2 Broken Kirby G3's |
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Post# 352169 , Reply# 1   5/14/2016 at 21:12 (2,874 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA)   |   | |
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Sounds like you have at least one issue in common.
G3#1: 1. Replace handle pivot spring assembly. If the Tech Drive engagement is still stuck after appropriate handle pivot spring assembly installation, continue on to the next repair. 2. Check/replace guide blocks for slide bracket (under the handle pivot spring assembly). 3. Check/replace slide roller bearings. G3#2: Check that the current handle pivot spring assembly is not too tightly mounted, and check the integrity of the slide bracket and guide blocks. If all this checks out, do the same repairs as numbers 2 and 3 above. Hope this helps! |
Post# 352221 , Reply# 3   5/16/2016 at 08:02 (2,873 days old) by fordiesel69 (USA)   |   | |
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Anyone......... |
Post# 352225 , Reply# 4   5/16/2016 at 09:12 (2,873 days old) by wyaple (Pickerington, OH)   |   | |
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Centering spring. Typically included with G4's and newer models, I have heard that some G3's did not have them. Here's a link to the slide with a centering spring assembly.
You may be able just get the spring by itself; however, note that it is mounted in the underside of the slide. Bill CLICK HERE TO GO TO wyaple's LINK |
Post# 352611 , Reply# 6   5/21/2016 at 22:49 (2,867 days old) by SharkCar19998 (Michigan)   |   | |
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Post# 352624 , Reply# 7   5/22/2016 at 10:16 (2,867 days old) by UniversalDave1 (Gardendale, AL)   |   | |
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When I first got my G3, the shift between forward and reverse was extremely ungraceful. Very jerky. I took it apart and replaced the block with one with a spring. IIRC, the old block did not have accommodations for a spring at all. Now it shifts very smoothly. Concerning the handle that won't stay up, mine did that too. I took a handle spring assembly out of a junk G4 and cut the rubber shield thing on the G3 to fit it.
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