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Thread Number: 40917
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Bissell PHE Lift-Off Brushroll Questions |
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| Post# 434605 11/5/2020 at 13:21 (1,268 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
Yesterday, I figured out how to dismantle the brush roll on my Bissell Pet Hair Eraser Lift-Off vacuum, which isn't turning smoothly. I popped off the end caps using a small, flathead screwdriver, and there was quite a bit of hair wrapped around the inner axles.
After removing the hair, I was able to pop the axle caps off the ends of the brush roll. From that point, I could slide the main axle out of the brush roll, where I found the culprit: one of the bearings isn't turning smoothly! Now I'm going to need to lubricate this bad bearing. I've got WD-40 as well as 3-in-1 Motor Oil on hand; will either of those do the job? Also, are any of the brush roll parts washable? Because the inside of the brush roll is coated in dust. | ||
| Post# 434607 , Reply# 1 11/5/2020 at 13:33 (1,267 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Looks like the hair acted as a rag and stripped all the oil and grease from the bearings. No WD-40. Never use it for beating or motor lubrication. It's not a lubricant, it will attack plastic, lacquer (insulation on magnet wire in a motor), etc. It's really just for cleaning water off of things, and happens to work as a weak penetrating lubricant for loosening stuck screws, rusty tools and other miscellaneous things.
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| Post# 434617 , Reply# 2 11/5/2020 at 19:16 (1,267 days old) by Electroluxxxx ( ) | ||
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Pack it with #2 grease and call it a day. Never oil ball bearings, as that will destroy ball bearings, oil is used for brass sleeve bearings. | ||
| Post# 434654 , Reply# 3 11/6/2020 at 13:47 (1,266 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
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Electroluxxxx | ||
| Post# 434668 , Reply# 4 11/6/2020 at 23:14 (1,266 days old) by Electroluxxxx ( ) | ||
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Harbor freight, comes in a blue tube, Golden in color, its what I have used for a long time and it works really well. | ||
| Post# 434760 , Reply# 5 11/9/2020 at 16:25 (1,263 days old) by niclonnic (Bonney Lake, WA) | ||
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Application
Yesterday, I found some #2 white lithium grease and brake cleaner at my local Fred Meyer, and today, I went to work.
I sprayed brake cleaner onto the axle, and lots of gunk came out of it. Once it was as clean as possible, I applied grease liberally onto the bearing, and now it turns smoothly. As for washing the other parts, I answered my own question, simply by soaking everything in my bathtub filled with hot, soapy water. I'll reassemble the brush roll once everything is dry, and then test the vacuum. | ||
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