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Thread Number: 40443
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Choices, what would you do??? |
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| Post# 429432 , Reply# 1 8/3/2020 at 06:07 (1,354 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada) | ||
I am not a technician with lots of experience repairing vacs, but I hear repairing old cord reels can be quite dangerous if you have to unwind that metal spring. If you want to have a vintage vac that will be as close to the original as possible, I say why not try adding that bit of plastic so the metal stopper does not cut into the cord as much?
If it does not solve the problem, you can always go to the more drastic Plan B and remove the cord reel feature all together. Always liked these groovy Shetland Lewyt canisters from the 1960’s - especially the white bristles on the dusting brush. Too bad they were not made that well.... | ||
Post# 429444 , Reply# 2 8/3/2020 at 11:29 (1,354 days old) by luxlife  (Under a Pecan Tree) |
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If you do plan to replace the cord, you'll probably need to completely unwind it.Be sure and find some way to isolate the reel so that it doesn't wind back up. Busted springs on cord reels are no fun. | ||
| Post# 429461 , Reply# 3 8/3/2020 at 17:10 (1,354 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Just glue on some kind of rubber sleeve over it and trim to fit. Something similar to these handle grips would probably work: www.gripworks.com/flat-ha...
Or get a rubberized coating paint and dip it in there a couple times (Flex Seal perhaps?) If you really wanted to go all-out, find someone that does 3D printing like a plastic parts fabricator, and have them re-make the part out of nylon and swap that in there. | ||
| Post# 429464 , Reply# 4 8/3/2020 at 17:22 (1,354 days old) by fantomfan57 (Central Texas) | ||
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Thanks, for you feedback. I will find a way to coat the metal slotted piece and I will replace the cord. | ||
| Post# 429469 , Reply# 5 8/3/2020 at 21:20 (1,354 days old) by vacman1961 (North Babylon, New York) | ||
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Get a piece of 1/4" fish tank tubing, make it about an inch long, and slice it open and glue the sliced area on the metal "brake" on the arm. | ||
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