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| Post# 44125 , Reply# 1 6/17/2008 at 23:05 (5,781 days old) by dsmiler () | ||
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The correct tools That would be easy to fix with an automotive trim hammer and anvil. I use a set on all of the metal parts of the vacs. CLICK HERE TO GO TO dsmiler's LINK 
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| Post# 44127 , Reply# 2 6/17/2008 at 23:26 (5,781 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
Excellent advice, Tim. I use an anvil and various hammers, too. When no anvil is handy a brick or concrete block or two with a piece of maple plank can work wonders getting around those casters and flatten the bottom. (A bent-in Electrolux cordwinder mount frame from an XXX/LX is a familiar problem that can be re-shaped with patience and a few pry bars & vice jigs. The test is to stand the vacuum on end on the cordwinder and it stands tall & true.) Christine, don't try it right away using pliers as the teeth will mess up the surfaces. Use the pliers to fine tune the flatness and curves after basic reshapping. You do at least have the rubber bumper trim for that base that will hide the inevitable distortions after straightening? That's really unforgivable damage and shoddy thoughtless packing. We can see the too small box. Give that seller a real hard ass time over it. I'm surprised the tool ring isn't shattered to pieces. Dave | ||
| Post# 44133 , Reply# 5 6/18/2008 at 00:30 (5,781 days old) by lux1521 () | ||
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Well, that motor looks a lot like your mystery motor. I'm starting to think a lot of older Lamb motors looked like this. I'm more familiar with something like this: CLICK HERE TO GO TO lux1521's LINK | ||
| Post# 44192 , Reply# 12 6/18/2008 at 18:24 (5,780 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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fixed the dolly bent it back on edge of a table laid it flat & pressed with my wieght did some bending shaping by hand then fine tuned wuth vicegrips over metal covered with cloth so not to mar too much I did it!!! 
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| Post# 44193 , Reply# 13 6/18/2008 at 18:47 (5,780 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada) | ||
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Well done, Christine!
That is not easily bent steel. Proud of yer tenacity. Now, to finesse those ripples to round, narrow down the gap of an adjustable flat jawed wrench to just fit over the rim. Ease it along to the ripples and twist/bend them, a little section at a time, into alignment with the circle. think of the wrench as a mini vice clamp. In the absence of an anvil or pair of parallel jaw pliers, which not many folks have in their tool box. Dave | ||
| Post# 44196 , Reply# 15 6/18/2008 at 19:30 (5,780 days old) by camelotshadow (Valley Village) | ||
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Thanks Dave I don't know this one seemed easierL unless I was feeling strong today I put the gasket on it & it works Its 100 degrees out there & I'll leave that fine tuning for another time LOL 
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