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Thread Number: 34569
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby 518 front fan plate removal |
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Post# 373728 , Reply# 1 6/12/2017 at 18:43 (2,506 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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GibsonR0 Hunter,
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~Ben This post was last edited 06/12/2017 at 19:40 | ||
| Post# 373740 , Reply# 4 6/12/2017 at 20:58 (2,506 days old) by GibsonR0 (Oakland, CA) | ||
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Great, I thought that must be it. Thanks a bunch, guys! | ||
| Post# 373886 , Reply# 6 6/14/2017 at 18:02 (2,504 days old) by GibsonR0 (Oakland, CA) | ||
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Will do! I got the seal to separate finally. It must have been really old, it almost looks like epoxy on there. The fan is the next challenge. The belt shaft is really stuck on there. Thanks for the heads up about the bearing plate screws, texaskirbyguy, I'll keep your advice in mind once I get there! | ||
| Post# 373899 , Reply# 7 6/14/2017 at 21:59 (2,504 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX) | ||
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Fan should be easy. Poke a scratch awl, ice pick, or similar tool into armature shaft hole by motor cooling fan to lock motor shaft. Then give the fan assy a good twist clockwise since it is reverse threaded. This assumes you have the original metal fan. | ||
| Post# 374172 , Reply# 9 6/19/2017 at 17:26 (2,499 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA) | ||
Reverse thread | ||
| Post# 374179 , Reply# 10 6/19/2017 at 19:48 (2,499 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX) | ||
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Also just to verify, you are holding and twisting the fan itself, right? The old metal fan and belt shaft is one unit. Twisting the fan itself gives MUCH more needed leverage to get it off. With your tool in the shaft hole, you can actually use both hands on the fan if needed! | ||
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Post# 374182 , Reply# 11 6/19/2017 at 20:27 (2,499 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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| Post# 374442 , Reply# 12 6/25/2017 at 23:23 (2,493 days old) by GibsonR0 (Oakland, CA) | ||
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Thanks guys! Yep, I was turing the fan as a whole. It's off now, got the bearings out and cleaned. I'm just waiting on new brushes and caps. The old caps have almost none of the original plastic on them. | ||
| Post# 374488 , Reply# 13 6/26/2017 at 19:40 (2,492 days old) by texaskirbyguy (Plano, TX) | ||
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The old caps have almost none of the original plastic on them?? | ||
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