Thread Number: 33069
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
My small project to restore a Kirby Sentria |
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Post# 361308   10/21/2016 at 22:34 (2,714 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Hello everyone,
3 weeks ago I was at Value village and I hit the Jackpot! I found A Hoover Dial-a-matic A Kirby Legend, and A 2009 Sentria which is F style. I bought it for 30$ with the hose (it came with no power nozzle). Thing is the previous owner must've had dogs because the Mini emptor was caked, Motor shaft and the inner bag was unchanged. Now I’m attempting to restore it myself with Mothers Mag, Windex, and some turtle wax. below are the pictures ( I already buffed most of the outer casing and the last picture is the comparison with the Ultimate G that also needs a rebuild.) however The Sentria has problems that I Discovered when i First brought it home. 1. Tech Drive takes me to the right slightly 2. Techdrive clicks in neutral 3.Techdrive Vibrates violently when the motor is running 4. Pushing the Sentria in Neutral while on bare floors makes winding up sounds in the transmission. Help would be appreciated -Bryce |
Post# 361443 , Reply# 1   10/25/2016 at 08:54 (2,710 days old) by josh (Forest Park, IL & Spring Grove, IL)   |   | |
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I can help you with the drive clicking in neutral. This is because the transmission is not fully disengaging. There is a piece in your transmission behind the neutral/drive pedal called the cam bracket assembly. It disengages a gear to put the transmission in neutral. When the end of the cam lever wears down, it no longer fully disengages the gear, causing the gears to click against each other.
Let me know if you need pictures or disassembly instructions. I'll do my best to help. |
Post# 361448 , Reply# 2   10/25/2016 at 11:48 (2,710 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Bryce, here is a link to the part that you need to fix your Sentria transmission:
www.goodvac.com/Kirby_bracket_cam...
Here is a link to the step by step instructions to replace the Bracket Cam assy:
www.goodvac.com/kb_results.aspQUE...
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Post# 361451 , Reply# 3   10/25/2016 at 12:59 (2,710 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 361452 , Reply# 4   10/25/2016 at 13:08 (2,710 days old) by beekeyknee (Columbia, MO)   |   | |
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Post# 361745 , Reply# 5   10/31/2016 at 15:16 (2,704 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Post# 361868 , Reply# 6   11/2/2016 at 18:13 (2,702 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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The Outer bag is in My washer machine right now.
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Post# 362075 , Reply# 7   11/6/2016 at 11:09 (2,698 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Got a new fan assembly and installed it last night. I also gave the internal parts a wash.
Right now im waiting for the New powernozzle and a bench buffer to get a clean shine. The link below is a comparison test between cloth and paper bags. This Video was made before I changed the fan out in the Sentria. CLICK HERE TO GO TO brycerivers's LINK |
Post# 362426 , Reply# 8   11/14/2016 at 17:00 (2,690 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Power Nozzle came in the day It was expected however, the bench buffer that I ordered is past delivery date.
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Post# 362447 , Reply# 9   11/14/2016 at 21:18 (2,690 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 363846 , Reply# 10   12/18/2016 at 22:13 (2,656 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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I’m Not exactly done yet with this Post as I am going to try to get this Kirby to Shine Like chrome and I Plan to do some work on the Motor. To ask two questions what object will I need to work on The Motor’s Commutator? Also when and where was This Particular Model made? The Serial Number is 1090602025.
-Bryce |
Post# 364078 , Reply# 12   12/23/2016 at 00:14 (2,652 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 364729 , Reply# 13   1/5/2017 at 18:52 (2,638 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Post# 364735 , Reply# 14   1/5/2017 at 22:20 (2,638 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Keep going to finer and finer grit (e.g., 400 then 600, then 800, then 1,000, etc.) and the scratches will get less and less noticeable. You might then want to switch to automotive rubbing compound (the red stuff) on a soft cloth and then to something like Mother's chrome polish to give it that mirror-like shine. Also, keep your sandpaper wet and don't sand in circles. Sand in straight lines and each time you graduate to a finer grade of paper, sand perpendicular to the previous grade. Patience and persistence really are key.
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Post# 364767 , Reply# 15   1/6/2017 at 16:36 (2,637 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Post# 364827 , Reply# 16   1/7/2017 at 11:20 (2,636 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Post# 364829 , Reply# 17   1/7/2017 at 14:13 (2,636 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 364882 , Reply# 18   1/8/2017 at 15:23 (2,635 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Post# 364884 , Reply# 19   1/8/2017 at 15:40 (2,635 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Post# 364938 , Reply# 21   1/9/2017 at 17:28 (2,634 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Post# 364940 , Reply# 22   1/9/2017 at 19:32 (2,634 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 365084 , Reply# 23   1/13/2017 at 17:41 (2,630 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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90% done with the handle, should I use mothers or blue magic?
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Post# 365109 , Reply# 24   1/14/2017 at 11:44 (2,629 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 365186 , Reply# 25   1/16/2017 at 09:17 (2,627 days old) by brycerivers (Atlanta,GA,30273,United States)   |   | |
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Just used Mother's Yesterday and I got a cross between a mirror and a dull finish.
Do I need to completely restart or can I Start back at 1500 with Mothers? Also how do I remove the liver spots on the sides? Thank you for all the support you’ve given me on this site! |
Post# 365192 , Reply# 26   1/16/2017 at 11:03 (2,627 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 365251 , Reply# 27   1/17/2017 at 22:44 (2,626 days old) by dustin (Jackson, MI)   |   | |
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Looks like I got the evil twin to yours, mine was free and in perfect mechanical condition aside from needing a new belt (even clean inside and the brush roll is like new!) But must have been stored where some type of cleaning chemicals were stored (came from a daycare/preschool with 4 other machines) and had been spilled on it. I washed the parts from all the machines with no cleaners, whatever had been spilled on them was soapy and smelled nice. The soap/chemical (I'm assuming either hand soap or floor cleaner) pitted the aluminum pretty badly in a few places and took the shine off completely. I spent hours trying to polish it up and finally just gave up. It works great, and I really can't complain for free (even had some attachments and the shampooer). It looks OK, but I doubt it'll ever look new again. I need to order some bags (it had a new one installed but that had been saturated in whatever as well, I filled it and don't have any extras) and wash the outer bag.
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