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Thread Number: 28159
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
KIRBY SOFT GREY BELTS 500 SERIES |
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| Post# 314802 , Reply# 1 2/6/2015 at 21:29 (3,359 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH) | ||
jess, those old beltlifters are made out of bakelite actually not plastic. hence with age , they naturally get brittle. the belts will strecth much quicker if theyre vintage and havent been exposed to decent moisture levels for many decades. id suggest looking for new old stock belt lifters OR putting mequiars rubber/vinyl/plastic protectant on it to help get moisture back into the pores of that old bakelite.
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| Post# 314803 , Reply# 2 2/6/2015 at 21:33 (3,359 days old) by sonnyndad () | ||
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Just use a knurled belt on a G series machine for a while and then your belt will get nice and stretched. That's what I do and it works fine. | ||
| Post# 314804 , Reply# 3 2/6/2015 at 21:34 (3,359 days old) by stricklybojack (Southern California) | ||
It's okay.. | ||
| Post# 314809 , Reply# 4 2/6/2015 at 23:49 (3,359 days old) by Jeschbac (Texas) | ||
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Thanks, Will I will try to recondition the bakelite. Great idea. I've got some Kirby handles that need tighter spring tension. Can you show me how to do this sometime? | ||
Post# 314840 , Reply# 5 2/7/2015 at 13:31 (3,359 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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Post# 314842 , Reply# 6 2/7/2015 at 15:15 (3,359 days old) by electrolux137 (Los Angeles) |
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~ I ordered the soft gray belts from this eBay seller (see link). You can contact him and specify (clearly) that you want the old-style soft belts. CLICK HERE TO GO TO electrolux137's LINK on eBay | ||
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