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Thread Number: 40490
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Silver King main gasket? |
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Post# 430017 , Reply# 1 8/14/2020 at 15:00 (1,343 days old) by Thevacomaticiec  (Bathurst New Brunswick Canada ) |
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| Post# 430035 , Reply# 2 8/15/2020 at 00:58 (1,342 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA) | ||
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| Post# 430039 , Reply# 3 8/15/2020 at 01:59 (1,342 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
It will definitely have to be bodged with non-vacuum parts and some creativity.
The closest match to what you need is called a "U channel gasket", however this situation is a problem because the gasket on your Silver King is flared to a flat T-shape. I found something on a website for solar panels but it's likely expensive or difficult to order a small quantity. I'm sure there's another place to find it, but just as an example to show it's out there. elastostar.com/products/extruded... I circled the two I saw that might work. Just showing an example. But it seems like U seals and other type stuff are common with windows and door seals, I'd check hardware stores, and maybe a window repair company and see if they could find or fabricate some kind of gasket. Also "rubber shower door seal" or "rv window seal" in google images seems to find some close matches too.
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| Post# 430040 , Reply# 4 8/15/2020 at 02:19 (1,342 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
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Also, Thevacomaticiec had a great idea too with the car window seal strips.
I'm not sure how big it is, but this car windshield sealer strip might work too if you take a hobby knife and cut off the ridges (or leave them, it might help insulate the motor vibration) and cut a slit in the bottom of the channel and open the channel up. There's more sizes than this but this was what popped up first. www.aliexpress.com/i/3300...
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| Post# 430048 , Reply# 5 8/15/2020 at 10:16 (1,342 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
I had a Silver King with a bad motor that was given to me. I never put in a new motor and I did get rid of the machine - but I kept the screen and filters and attachments that came with it. I knew not to throw them away because a friend might need one for his collection.
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| Post# 430075 , Reply# 7 8/15/2020 at 13:07 (1,342 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
Hmm
Tom probably posted the pic for a reason.
I will reiterate that you shouldn't expect greatness from AliExpress. If you go to Amazon, eBay or for car parts rockauto.com is where to look. If you had weatherstripping and you used a heat gun it would work for the outside. The webbing would prove to be an issue. If someone reads this in the future a silicone mold is probably cheapest and easiest route. Les | ||
| Post# 430083 , Reply# 8 8/15/2020 at 13:48 (1,342 days old) by dysonman1 (the county) | ||
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