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Thread Number: 43104
/ Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
Metal Royal Belt Questions |
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| Post# 450876 , Reply# 1 3/18/2022 at 22:13 (769 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
If your Royal is made after 1990, then you can use Royal Style 8 belts or Kirby Generation 301291 belts. They are knurled, or have a textured grippy inside, that makes the belt last longer.
The 2 belts are IDENTICAL in their dimensions and can be used interchangeably. I have also used them on my Sweep & Groom, Eureka and DustCare PB11 powerheads....the Royal Style 8 belt is used on the Dirt Devil Jaguar/Royal Lexon canister that uses the DustCare PB11 with a different top cover. You can also use the Eureka AR and PT belts in these powerheads and the Kirby and Royal uprights, they fit just as well but are not knurled. If you look on Aliexpress, Amazon and Ebay, you can also find generic Chinese copies of the knurled belt sold in bulk, have bought them and although not quite the same quality work just as well. Belts are one example where it does not matter if you buy genuine or generic. Rob | ||
Post# 450881 , Reply# 2 3/19/2022 at 00:26 (769 days old) by KirbyClassicIII  (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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kirbylux77 | ||
| Post# 450888 , Reply# 3 3/19/2022 at 08:00 (768 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada) | ||
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Ben | ||
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Post# 450948 , Reply# 4 3/21/2022 at 18:12 (766 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon) |
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kirbylux77
Rob,
I can understand. I did once try the 301291 knurled Kirby belt in my 1985 Royal 880, with the deluxe double-bristle brush roll with stiffeners (this one having ball bearing construction; 2-675227-000), and the few times I used it that way there was no real harm done to the motor. What you don't want to do is use these new-style belts with the old-style brush rolls equipped with sleeve bearings. I saw a 1984 model 880 that had a poor condition sleeve-bearing brush roll, and that was due to the use of the Style 8 Royal belt. If you scroll down to reply #4 in the link below, you'll see what I mean: www.vacuumland.org/cgi-bi... ~Ben | ||
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