Thread Number: 34688
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
1970 Hoover Junior Dirtsearcher 1354A - Restoration |
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Post# 374673   6/29/2017 at 18:15 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374674 , Reply# 1   6/29/2017 at 18:15 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374675 , Reply# 2   6/29/2017 at 18:16 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374676 , Reply# 3   6/29/2017 at 18:17 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374677 , Reply# 4   6/29/2017 at 18:18 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374678 , Reply# 5   6/29/2017 at 18:18 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374680 , Reply# 6   6/29/2017 at 18:19 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374681 , Reply# 7   6/29/2017 at 18:20 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374682 , Reply# 8   6/29/2017 at 18:21 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374683 , Reply# 9   6/29/2017 at 18:24 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374684 , Reply# 10   6/29/2017 at 18:26 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374685 , Reply# 11   6/29/2017 at 18:27 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374686 , Reply# 12   6/29/2017 at 18:32 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374687 , Reply# 13   6/29/2017 at 18:33 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374688 , Reply# 14   6/29/2017 at 18:35 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374689 , Reply# 15   6/29/2017 at 18:37 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374690 , Reply# 16   6/29/2017 at 18:38 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374691 , Reply# 17   6/29/2017 at 18:45 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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It was a deluxe feature on the Dirtsearcher...It was a fixed metal hook, on the standard Junior. The rotating cord hook on the Dirtsearcher was more convenient, all be it, not as sturdy, since it was plastic and not metal...Miraculously, mine isn't cracked or broken! Needless to say, the lower cord hook, both on the Dirtsearcher and standard Junior is a fixed metal hook. |
Post# 374692 , Reply# 18   6/29/2017 at 18:46 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374693 , Reply# 19   6/29/2017 at 18:46 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374694 , Reply# 20   6/29/2017 at 18:50 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374695 , Reply# 21   6/29/2017 at 18:51 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374696 , Reply# 22   6/29/2017 at 18:54 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374698 , Reply# 23   6/29/2017 at 18:58 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374699 , Reply# 24   6/29/2017 at 18:59 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374700 , Reply# 25   6/29/2017 at 18:59 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374701 , Reply# 26   6/29/2017 at 19:00 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374702 , Reply# 27   6/29/2017 at 19:01 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374703 , Reply# 28   6/29/2017 at 19:10 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374704 , Reply# 29   6/29/2017 at 19:15 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374705 , Reply# 30   6/29/2017 at 19:16 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374706 , Reply# 31   6/29/2017 at 19:19 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374707 , Reply# 32   6/29/2017 at 19:21 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374708 , Reply# 33   6/29/2017 at 19:23 (2,464 days old) by vacuumlover (UK)   |   | |
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Nice find. You did a good job 👍 |
Post# 374709 , Reply# 34   6/29/2017 at 19:29 (2,464 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374898 , Reply# 36   7/4/2017 at 18:19 (2,459 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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If you disassemble the motor completely and take the armature out, along with the front bearing, fan and pully, you can hold the armature in one hand and the fan in the other and if you hold the armature tight and then twist the fan one way or the other, it will loosen and the pully will unscrew...You can then pull the fan off the shaft and remove the spacers, then, gradually tap off the front bearing from its shaft (being careful not to bend the cooling fan) and that's it. 😊 Alex. |
Post# 374899 , Reply# 37   7/4/2017 at 18:19 (2,459 days old) by chueewowee (Middlesex)   |   | |
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OK, I discovered the trick:the pulley is on a reverses thread - rotate clockwise to undo the pulley, then fan and bearing slide off the armature. |
Post# 374903 , Reply# 38   7/4/2017 at 21:31 (2,459 days old) by electricbroom (Sunshine State USA)   |   | |
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Post# 374912 , Reply# 39   7/5/2017 at 05:19 (2,459 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 374927 , Reply# 40   7/5/2017 at 16:40 (2,458 days old) by portable (Corvallis, OR)   |   | |
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Post# 374932 , Reply# 41   7/5/2017 at 18:21 (2,458 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Thanks so much, I am really pleased with the results, can be quite tedious. A trick to restoring the bumper is to get a couple of dishwasher tablets in a small bucket of water, perhaps the amount an average kitchen or bathroom sink holds, the less diluted the better. Soak the ruber parts in that solution and after soaking for around an hour, the grime just wipes off! Very little effort required, when it is dry, just polish with some pledge. Alex. |
Post# 374980 , Reply# 42   7/7/2017 at 10:04 (2,457 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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and hope all is well in Manc's Alex. Dirty can be a bit of fun at times. o!o (Otter guy) Like Lisa Stansfield sings, people hold on, got to be strong. Ever watched the 100 foot journey? Excellent film. |
Post# 374985 , Reply# 43   7/7/2017 at 10:50 (2,456 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 374992 , Reply# 44   7/7/2017 at 17:54 (2,456 days old) by luxlife (Under a Pecan Tree)   |   | |
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What is the small blue plastic piece beneath the ratings sticker? |
Post# 375022 , Reply# 45   7/8/2017 at 14:36 (2,455 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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That would be the electric connection to headlight(not used in US). |
Post# 375083 , Reply# 46   7/9/2017 at 20:21 (2,454 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 380416 , Reply# 48   10/29/2017 at 17:18 (2,342 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 380427 , Reply# 49   10/29/2017 at 23:21 (2,342 days old) by Gj3476 (Prosper,TX)   |   | |
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Hello my name is Gabriel and I'm from the big D of Texas and I also collect vacuums too, I've seen the junior dirtsearcher on the internet before and your junior dirtsearcher looks really beautiful just like the day it was made! I wish we had these particular models here in the US, if we did, it would've been called the lightweight dirtsearcher upright, but of course we did have the junior in the US but without the headlight and it was called the lightweight upright in green which I hope to find one day.
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Post# 380434 , Reply# 50   10/30/2017 at 09:32 (2,342 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)   |   | |
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Post# 380443 , Reply# 51   10/30/2017 at 17:39 (2,341 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 381301 , Reply# 52   11/14/2017 at 07:30 (2,327 days old) by Columbus (South-Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 381442 , Reply# 53   11/16/2017 at 15:26 (2,324 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 381447 , Reply# 54   11/16/2017 at 17:40 (2,324 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 381449 , Reply# 55   11/16/2017 at 17:44 (2,324 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 381722 , Reply# 56   11/23/2017 at 18:26 (2,317 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Hey Bud this looks amazing,As always you did a great job on the restoration
I too have a delux junior with the rotating cord clip.Mine however fetures a shake out bag, which means it was sold by a Hoover agent store here in SA, Fantastic machine.
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Post# 381723 , Reply# 57   11/23/2017 at 18:43 (2,317 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 381726 , Reply# 58   11/24/2017 at 00:35 (2,317 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa)   |   | |
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Post# 381727 , Reply# 59   11/24/2017 at 06:48 (2,317 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 381888 , Reply# 60   11/28/2017 at 10:01 (2,312 days old) by boxer_rules (Switzerland)   |   | |
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Post# 382139 , Reply# 61   12/4/2017 at 12:51 (2,306 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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Post# 382788 , Reply# 62   12/17/2017 at 13:30 (2,293 days old) by anthony (leeds uk)   |   | |
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Post# 382885 , Reply# 63   12/19/2017 at 09:41 (2,291 days old) by jade_angel (Fort Collins, CO)   |   | |
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Essentially a more convenient version of the tool hookup used on metal Royals, then? |
Post# 382930 , Reply# 64   12/20/2017 at 00:14 (2,291 days old) by Stricklybojack (Southern California)   |   | |
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Post# 382945 , Reply# 65   12/20/2017 at 14:55 (2,290 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 384620 , Reply# 67   1/21/2018 at 19:05 (2,258 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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The only think I painted was the Brushroll, which came up very well. 😁
The main machine is made of ABS plastic. I used black Satin spray paint to spray the brushroll, when you spray paint anything makensure younare in a well ventilated area, preferably outside...Make sure the metal surface to be painted is sanded of any old paint and that is is clean and dust free, be sure to put down some protection for the floor or table and then spray, holding the can about 12 inches away, slow and evenly, usually two coats is enough. |
Post# 384628 , Reply# 68   1/21/2018 at 23:27 (2,258 days old) by broomvac (N/A)   |   | |
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I am very impressed. Your hard work paid off--the machine looks near-new.
Coincidentally, I too restored a Hoover brushroll just yesterday. Then, today I see this thread in which you did virtually the same thing! CLICK HERE TO GO TO broomvac's LINK |
Post# 384841 , Reply# 69   1/25/2018 at 20:05 (2,254 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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