Thread Number: 41554
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Sanitaire Model 643 |
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Post# 440222   3/23/2021 at 16:07 (1,121 days old) by Spencersvacs92 (Wheatland, California)   |   | |
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Hello members of vacuumland. I am seeing if anyone here can help me look for some parts for my Sanitaire Model 643 made September 1974. Anything would help
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Post# 440238 , Reply# 1   3/24/2021 at 01:55 (1,120 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 440261 , Reply# 2   3/24/2021 at 15:12 (1,120 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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MadMan grabbed my response. What specific parts do you need? The beauty of these machines is they changed less than the Volkswagen Beetle over the years so parts are plentiful and cheap. I fixed up a fairly recent Sanitaire S-645 (blue series) earlier this year, mainly using extra parts I had on hand from fixing up a 1980s vintage Sanitaire SC-686 a while back. I found eBay to be a great source for parts and economies of scale are unbelievable. For instance, buying three sets of plastic cord hooks from one vendor actually cost me less than buying one set from another. It definitely pays to shop around.
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Post# 440396 , Reply# 4   3/28/2021 at 16:57 (1,116 days old) by Spencersvacs92 (Wheatland, California)   |   | |
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Post# 440398 , Reply# 5   3/28/2021 at 17:48 (1,116 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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The cord is no problem at all. Any generic three-wire cord will work. You could even cut the female end off of a drop cord and use that. Installing the cord is not all that hard, either. The one on it now is black. Is it original? My SC686 has a 50-foot white cord. My S645 came with a 30-foot gray cord but I upgraded it to a 40-foot black cord. The bags are also easy to source. How does yours attach? Does it have a latch mechanism or does it attach with screws? My SC686 has a latch mechanism for easy mounting and removal and my S645, which came factory configured for F&G bags, attaches with screws since the bag assembly does not need to be removed to change out the paper bags. I actually upgraded my SC686 about a year ago from the original dump bag setup to a Eureka F&G setup. The kit cost about $25 on Ebay and included the outer bag, a dozen F&G bags and a new belt. I highly recommend this conversion. It was completely plug-and-play. I still have the old dump bag but I have no intention of ever using it again. It's yours for the cost of shipping, if you want it. It's still in nice shape albeit dirty on the inside. It is missing the spring that attaches it to the handle at the top as I took it to repair the bag on my S645. Replacement springs are available or you could just transfer the one from your existing bag. Actually, the easiest thing would be to swap the entire metal topper. The brush roll, as superocd described in some detail, could be a little more problematic.
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Post# 440431 , Reply# 7   3/29/2021 at 22:51 (1,114 days old) by Lesinutah (Utah)   |   | |
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Post# 446264 , Reply# 9   9/19/2021 at 23:44 (940 days old) by texbodemer (Mountlake Terrace)   |   | |
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Post# 446267 , Reply# 10   9/20/2021 at 01:57 (940 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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