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Thread Number: 43287
/ Tag: Recent Vacuum Cleaners from past 20 years
Kirby G7D burning through belts regardless of adjustment settings |
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| Post# 452314 5/5/2022 at 07:44 (320 days old) by mariotron (Texas ) | ||
Just got a new pack of belts from Amazon that appear to be real deal and and have the nurdle and brown branding on them but my G7D's roller is stalling out on a low pile rug and immediately start burning the belt.
Tried all the height settings, different roller heights and a whole new roller because I thought it was bad bearings. I mean I understand it wearing down faster by using the wrong setting but it starts to stall after just vacuuming the house twice. Weirdly it's not completely destroying the belts but stretching them just enough so they stall when making contact with some of the rugs. Mostly the lower pile ones | ||
| Post# 452315 , Reply# 1 5/5/2022 at 08:05 (320 days old) by kirboover (Watertown, South Dakota) | ||
Roller Height and Shaft sanding
If it is a new roller, make doubly sure that the roller height itself is set to 1 (end caps themselves should have 1 notch showing). If this doesn't work, try sanding the belt shaft. Get a piece of sandpaper and put it clamp it in some pliers. Bypass the safety switch by using a small screwdriver (push in the bottom one). Once it is on, move the sandpaper up and down the shaft, making sure to evenly sand the belt's path. This should make the shaft grippier and the belt should grip a bit better. I hope this helps you.
P.S. Use coarse sandpaper as finer stuff will make the problem worse by essentially polishing the surface of the shaft instead of roughing it up. | ||
| Post# 452321 , Reply# 3 5/5/2022 at 09:10 (320 days old) by mariotron (Texas ) | ||
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They seemed to be legit from the reviews but knowing my luck
Here's the link to the belts and below I'll include an image of one and my motor shaft.
www.amazon.com/dp/B012PLH... @Kirboover the shaft appears to be smooth and shiny with only a bit of rubber pattern from the belt. Uhh it's all clean just needs to be polished | ||
| Post# 452322 , Reply# 4 5/5/2022 at 09:12 (320 days old) by mariotron (Texas ) | ||
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One more thing | ||
| Post# 452345 , Reply# 5 5/5/2022 at 17:58 (320 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana) | ||
Get a pack of real OEM Kirby belts from a vacuum shop. That you can see they come in a real package from Kirby themselves. The problem sounds like what I have seen many times from no-good aftermarket belts. Kirbys have so much torque that they cannot work with cheap rubber, it will burn them through. That's why OEM is a must.
Those belts do not look OEM. They look and are priced as Chinese junk. Anyone can put anything on Amazon. I highly doubt those came from Kirby at all. Last time I bought a belt for my Ultimate G it was about $8 at my local vacuum shop/Kirby dealer store. For ONE belt. It is still on there too. Make sure you are setting the Kirby's nozzle height properly for cleaning as well. | ||
| Post# 452394 , Reply# 8 5/7/2022 at 09:00 (318 days old) by mariotron (Texas ) | ||
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I think they are fakes
@texaskirbyguy
I think they are fakes, i can stretch them like an inch or two pretty easily by hand and hooking it belt onto the belt lifter doesn't have much resistance like the older ones I used. On top of that the burning smell is very sulfur like and the belt became tacky on the inside. Bought them a few months ago and I think amazon is willing to refund with a 5$ extra credit but didn't seem to care actually remove the counterfeit items from the site | ||
Post# 452409 , Reply# 9 5/7/2022 at 19:25 (318 days old) by mjhoshaw  (Western PA) |
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Thanks to all for this thread I could very well have the same problem with my soon-to-arrive Sentria II, believing that belts with Kirby printed on them are genuine. I will make sure to get my belts from a reliable source.
Joel | ||
| Post# 458632 , Reply# 10 12/17/2022 at 12:14 by mariotron (Texas ) | ||
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LONG OVERDUE UPDATE
I tried the sanding method and got belts straight from Kirby themselves and the issue remains.
The shaft... Look completely new and again brush spins freely so dunno what's causing it. Oh and I made the mistake of asking Reddit with their solution being buy and install wall to wall carpet. Yes, because thats a logical solution | ||
| Post# 458638 , Reply# 11 12/17/2022 at 21:49 by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
You | ||
| Post# 458696 , Reply# 12 12/20/2022 at 11:54 by mariotron (Texas ) | ||
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@Lesinutah
Checked the plate and it's all good.
But is this the correct bearing and should I just change the fan since it has a few nicks in it? www.goodvac.com/MOTOR_FRO... By the way I'm not sure what you meant by "soft belt" sorry. | ||
| Post# 458703 , Reply# 13 12/20/2022 at 18:39 by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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Yes
That's the bearing you should replace. I'd replace the fan if it's nicked up. They have knurled and non knurled belts. Knurled is stiffer and use on heritage 2 to avalier.
I use non knurled belts which are softer and not as stiff. It helps from burning up the bearings your replacing. I'm adding a link to the belts I'm referring too. CLICK HERE TO GO TO Lesinutah's LINK on eBay | ||
| Post# 459662 , Reply# 14 1/22/2023 at 09:00 by mariotron (Texas ) | ||
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@Lesinutah parts finally came in! | ||
| Post# 459668 , Reply# 15 1/22/2023 at 14:48 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
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| Post# 459677 , Reply# 16 1/22/2023 at 23:18 by Lesinutah (Utah) | ||
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| Post# 459686 , Reply# 18 1/23/2023 at 08:36 by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN) | ||
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Kirby hose converter with switch A rare and little known option.I have never seen one even at Kirby dealers. | ||
| Post# 459712 , Reply# 19 1/24/2023 at 03:59 by repairman (Woodridge, IL) | ||
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Interesting Never knew why the safety switch actuator was larger on that coupler than the standard ones. | ||
| Post# 459735 , Reply# 20 1/25/2023 at 07:13 by Louvac (A) | ||
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I can get them through my vendor. | ||
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