Thread Number: 7417
Metal Fan Installation on G5 and Later Kirbys? |
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Post# 81843   10/3/2009 at 15:51 (5,290 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 81906 , Reply# 1   10/4/2009 at 23:07 (5,289 days old) by kirbyman89 ()   |   | |
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My Sentria would be AWESOME if I could put a metal fan in it |
Post# 81927 , Reply# 2   10/5/2009 at 11:02 (5,288 days old) by kirbyclassiciii (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Everyone should know both the Generation 3 and the G4 had used the same Lexan fan as models Tradition 3-CB to Legend II, part number 119078. For the G5 onwards, they changed to using one made of Kevlar, part number 119096, although even part #119078 was being made from Kevlar by that time as well. The main difference between part numbers 119078 and 119096 is that the fan blades on part number 119096 were changed slightly to accommodate the redesigned internals of the G5. If you attempt to install either the 119056 metal fan or the 119078 Lexan/Kevlar fan on a G5 or later Kirby, you'll face the frustration of the front bearing going sour pretty soon than if you installed the former part on a G3 or G4. ~Ben |