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Thread Number: 38475
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
One of Hoover's Most Innovative from North Canton need some help |
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| Post# 409355 , Reply# 1 5/11/2019 at 16:10 (1,804 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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| Post# 409360 , Reply# 3 5/11/2019 at 17:20 (1,804 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
It looks like the rubber strip is perished and failing. You'd have to wash the plastic shield and clean it all up, remove old residue from past attempts, remove the rubber seal, and replace with a new one. You cannot find that part online, not sure if a mom and pop shop might have it.
There are these two motor gaskets for a DAM vacuum on eBay, which should work, as it looks to be the same type of gauge of rubber, might have to buy a couple to get them to fit the whole part. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hoover-Dial-A-M... https://www.ebay.com/itm/Hoover-Dial-A-M... The foam parts should be able to be replaced with weatherstrip foam: images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/... | ||
| Post# 409361 , Reply# 4 5/11/2019 at 18:29 (1,804 days old) by broomvac (N/A) | ||
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@electro
If you go with RTV silicone, It’s your call whether or not you leave the rubber behind.
Surfaces should be wiped with rubbing alcohol and allowed to fully dry. Note that rubbing alcohol can dry out and crack rubber, but it sounds like the rubber is already going down that road anyways. You will be able to pull the cover off someday even if you used RTV, but you may have remnants of RTV on your parts. | ||
| Post# 409369 , Reply# 5 5/12/2019 at 01:44 (1,804 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
I would remove all that old gasket and whatever crap may be there now, wipe down all the mating surfaces with alcohol. Put a bead of silicone (RTV automotive style or even regular 100% silicone for bathtubs, etc) the same thickness or a little more than the old gasket. That one area of gasket that looks like foam, just put a bead that size there too.
Silicone won't adhere well enough to prevent it being ripped off in the future, so don't worry about that. I recommend wearing disposable gloves when using the silicone, and have lots of paper towels handy. Also, that clear plastic part is probably as delicate as plate glass. When you tighten the screws on it, just barely snug them. Besides, the silicone will make up any looseness once it dries. Hopefully that fixes the problem you're having. | ||
| Post# 409372 , Reply# 6 5/12/2019 at 07:30 (1,804 days old) by electro (Indiana) | ||
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Thanks to each of you for your help. I will get the RTV next week and give you an update. I hope I can put the old North Canton gal back in service. | ||
| Post# 409374 , Reply# 7 5/12/2019 at 12:00 (1,803 days old) by Oreck_XL (Brooklyn, New York 11211) | ||
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| Post# 409423 , Reply# 10 5/14/2019 at 03:07 (1,802 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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For general purposes like this, silicone is silicone (as long as it's 100%). RTV stands for Room Temperature Vulcanizing, and typically refers to automotive gasket-maker types of silicone. There are, of course, a 100 different types for every particular purpose, but you're not exactly trying to seal against solvents at 500F, or anything else very demanding. Don't overthink it.
For alcohol, general cleaning purposes, 70% to 90% isopropyl/rubbing alcohol or denatured ethanol (aka poisoned vodka) will do pretty much the same job. | ||
| Post# 409425 , Reply# 11 5/14/2019 at 06:24 (1,802 days old) by electro (Indiana) | ||
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MadMan, Many thanks for your quick answer. I will be sure to give you an update when the repair is complete. I appreciate your help. | ||
| Post# 409454 , Reply# 13 5/14/2019 at 23:30 (1,801 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 409473 , Reply# 15 5/15/2019 at 13:01 (1,800 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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| Post# 409713 , Reply# 17 5/23/2019 at 22:13 (1,792 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 409748 , Reply# 18 5/24/2019 at 19:02 (1,791 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Seal | ||
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