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Post# 55180   11/22/2008 at 11:51 (5,633 days old) by methodistbill ()        

Is there a trick to removing the front wheels from a Model G? The axle comes off easily enough, but the wheels have me stumped. My thanks to anyone who can shed some light on my dilemma! Bill

Post# 55193 , Reply# 1   11/22/2008 at 19:39 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Bill,

 Read the thread below #4739 (I think)...Has to do with model "E" wheels but will pertain to your "G" if you first remove the hubcaps. You can carefully pry back the three tabs holding those in place, then the hubcaps will slide off.

Rick

Post# 55194 , Reply# 2   11/22/2008 at 19:40 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Thread #4789

 not what I said above.

which is wrong

this is right 4789

Rick

Post# 55195 , Reply# 3   11/22/2008 at 19:41 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
WAIT!

 Front or rear wheels?

Rick

Post# 55197 , Reply# 4   11/22/2008 at 19:42 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
nevermind.

 sorry

Rick

Post# 55198 , Reply# 5   11/22/2008 at 19:45 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Pry off the FOUR

 tabs. NOT three!

I'm really not doing this on purpose. I had to go look at mine!

Maybe it would be better to ask someone else at this point!

Rick

Post# 55199 , Reply# 6   11/22/2008 at 19:48 (5,632 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Now that you have Bill in a spin I'll spare him further grief.

Dave

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Post# 55200 , Reply# 7   11/22/2008 at 20:11 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
I get it!!!

 Wheel - spin....

You know you could have put the link up in the first place, and saved me the trouble of totally destroying Bill's confidence in ever being able to service his "G" wheels.

mixolydiandave

Rick

Post# 55201 , Reply# 8   11/22/2008 at 21:02 (5,632 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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Was gonna but yer bigger and faster, apparently, Rhinoplasticious Rick. Younger too.

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Post# 55202 , Reply# 9   11/22/2008 at 21:30 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
We did this last year...

 remember? It was a Saturday night, and we had "nothin' better to do than to post on this forum". That is when we were having a discussion about hammertone and you coined the term "shimmer-tone". You posted pics of your Kenmore Commander Ken-Cart, brilliant photographer that you are. Ahhh, those were the days. I was so impressed, that I sent you that hat. I'm glad you are finally wearing it. Looks great.

Aeolianrick

Post# 55203 , Reply# 10   11/22/2008 at 21:31 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

I appreciate the thoughts! I haven't had too much trouble working on this machine until it came to the wheel thing! The design of these vacs are pretty intuitive (even for me!) but the wheels have me stumped. The rear wheels are simple, but the front wheels are something different. I have one G that I found at a yard sale that I'm using for parts on another. I'm just afraid that I'll break a wheel or axle when I try to fix it. I'm not very delicate!

Post# 55204 , Reply# 11   11/22/2008 at 21:31 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Bill,

 Go out and get an Electrolux model XXX (30).
They ain't got wheels.

Rick

Post# 55205 , Reply# 12   11/22/2008 at 21:33 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

I appreciate the thoughts! I haven't had too much trouble working on this machine until it came to the wheel thing! The design of these vacs are pretty intuitive (even for me!) but the wheels have me stumped. The rear wheels are simple, but the front wheels are something different. I have one G that I found at a yard sale that I'm using for parts on another. I'm just afraid that I'll break a wheel or axle when I try to fix it. I'm not very delicate!

Post# 55206 , Reply# 13   11/22/2008 at 21:38 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

LOL! I actually have four Model XXX. One was my grandmother's. I recently came into an "instant" collection. I man I know was salvaging a house before demolition and came across a bunch of Electrolux vacuums. He knows I like to tinker and brought them all to me. The lot included three Model XXX (I now have four), one Model E that looks almost brand new. One Model AF (poor shape), one Model G (the one I'm working on), and Model L (cream and aqua) with cord winder that's virtually brand new, and one blue Epic 3500 that's almost brand new. Someone had cut the cord of the E, so I wired one in and it fired right up.

Post# 55207 , Reply# 14   11/22/2008 at 21:41 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Seriously,

 Electrolux pressed those wheels on. I frankly think they could have come up with a better design considering that those wheels were apt to break. Or perhaps it was intended that the entire component be replaced instead of repaired. After you get the hubcaps off, you'll see how the axle is flared out. I bend those back in just until I can get the wheel off. Then you can see the rest of the procedure on the older thread.

If you stick around here on Vacuumland after this, you'll find out there are really great people here. And so many real experts.

Rick

Post# 55208 , Reply# 15   11/22/2008 at 21:43 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

I didn't realize people collected vacuums until I inherited my Grandmother's Model XXX that she said she bought in 1938. She claimed to remember that because that was the year my my Mom was born. But I looked at photos on some website and I think her's is post WWII. One of the XXXs I received in my instant collection has hamertone paint like the Model E.

Post# 55209 , Reply# 16   11/22/2008 at 21:47 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

I see what you're saying about the flared ends. Will needle nose pliers take care of that?

Post# 55210 , Reply# 17   11/22/2008 at 21:48 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
An instant collector!!!!

 That's just great. And you've hit on some of the best machines there are! Do you see what I mean about the crimped portion of the axle? Outside of replacing the whole wheel assembly, replacing the crimped part of the axle with a screw is the only thing I could come up when I restored mine. Here's the rear wheel of the Model R I restored, you can sort of see the wheel treatment.

Post# 55211 , Reply# 18   11/22/2008 at 21:51 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Yes needle nose.

 You'll see how easily it bends back in fact, it will probably snap off. You may have to do a little filing to remove the rest. Do you have replacement wheels?

Post# 55212 , Reply# 19   11/22/2008 at 21:58 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
This is a before picture.

 The small front wheels have the same set-up the rear wheels on this model.

Post# 55213 , Reply# 20   11/22/2008 at 22:00 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

Rick, Yes I have wheels. I'm using another Model G for parts that I found at a yard sale. The G that my friend gave me is in really great shape. Just one front wheel was busted. The paint and aluminum will clean up well. He also brought various and sundry attachments and hoses too. There is a power nozzle for one of the vacuums (the G or the L) that looks virtually brand new. That makes sense because the house had wooden floors. All the hoses leak pretty bad with one exception. The lady who lived there was known around town as pretty eccentric. She must have bought a new vacuum every time the salesman came to town. LOL! The G I found at the yard sale is not too bad either. I can hear some bearing whine, I after I finish working on this one I want to try my hand at greasing or changing the bearings on the other one.

Post# 55214 , Reply# 21   11/22/2008 at 22:02 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Here's the front.

 I was hoping you could see the repair better.

Post# 55215 , Reply# 22   11/22/2008 at 22:02 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

Rick, I really appreciate the pictures! It really helped me understand what you're talking about (drilling out and using a screw).

Post# 55216 , Reply# 23   11/22/2008 at 22:05 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

Rick, that is impressive! How long have you been restoring vacuums? Like I said in another post, I never knew people collected or restored vacuums! We have an Electrolux "Ultra Lux" that we bought about 15 years ago that still works as well as it did the day we bought it. They last forever!

Post# 55217 , Reply# 24   11/22/2008 at 22:09 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
I'm glad you have wheels.

 They are still available on EBay and some vacuum supply houses. All I have ever been able to find are the gray ones. I'm going to take a picture of my G. I had to remove the "tires" from the rear wheels, move those to the front, then I replaced the rear wheels with the gray ones. I painted them to match as closely as possible. With the tires and hubcaps installed, you can't notice them.

I'll post that pic post haste.

Rick

Post# 55219 , Reply# 25   11/22/2008 at 22:20 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Here's the G

 not the best picture. Sorry

Post# 55220 , Reply# 26   11/22/2008 at 22:22 (5,632 days old) by methodistbill ()        

Rick! That's a big wow! Do you polish the aluminum with a high speed buffer? I have this stuff called Flitz that I've used on my car wheels.

Post# 55222 , Reply# 27   11/22/2008 at 22:33 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
That's the fun part for some...

 The restoration part of it. Others, more knowledgeable than I know what machines were made when, how many, you name it. You should see some of the restorations I've seen by other members of this club. Breathtaking! Yes, Virginia, there are folks who collect vacuum cleaners. For many, they represent the changes in industrial design and the fashion of an era. Much like automobiles, furniture, HI-FI systems. Coffee pots. Others are attracted to them by the childhood memories sparked by the machines.

I on the other hand, was kidnapped and forced to work on these machines for other people. I don't even like vacuum cleaners!

Post# 55224 , Reply# 28   11/22/2008 at 22:36 (5,632 days old) by crevicetool (GA )        
Actually,

 I buff the aluminium with a wheel set-up on a bench grinder, then I follow up with Maas or Flitz. Then just a dry soft cloth. I ain't the best polisher though. There's others far better than I am.


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