Thread Number: 43703
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
Kirby Nozzle Seal Alternative |
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Post# 456223 , Reply# 1   8/27/2022 at 08:26 (579 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)   |   | |
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Post# 456242 , Reply# 2   8/27/2022 at 16:00 (579 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 456283 , Reply# 3   8/28/2022 at 13:04 (578 days old) by Repairman (Woodridge, IL)   |   | |
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Thank you Ray. I will try that this afternoon. Ben: This is a Kirby 517. |
Post# 456286 , Reply# 4   8/28/2022 at 16:36 (578 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Mike,
In your case, 122056 was the original part number for this nozzle seal O-ring. Here's some instructions as to re-installing one, from this 1964 Kirby service manual. I think you were simply mounting it wrong. It may also help if you clean up the grooved area where the seal is mounted. The Sanitronic VII was the first Kirby to switch to the slightly different O-ring (122068 present part number) as that was also the first machine to have the plastic suction/blower coupling permanently attached to the hose. But the basic fan case casting remained the same as models 516-562, and would change only slightly for models D50/D80/Classic 1CR (for the two-speed safety switch). ~Ben
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Post# 456293 , Reply# 6   8/28/2022 at 22:00 (577 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Mike,
It is kind of strange how that last batch of 122056 O-rings you ordered wound up being inferior. Naturally, Kent is saying for you to use part no. 122068 as a replacement for these older machines as well (Kirby likely discontinued the 122056 O-ring to reduce inventory redundancy). Again, Kirby first changed over to this O-ring beginning with the Sanitronic VII because of the new plastic hose coupler. ~Ben |
Post# 456318 , Reply# 7   8/29/2022 at 19:42 (576 days old) by KirbyClassicIII (Milwaukie, Oregon)   |   | |
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Mike,
Another thing you could do with those 122056 rings is to get a glass of hot water and put the rings into them and soak them so they can better expand and stretch from the heat. But that also means you will have to dry them off just enough so you can use the sealant on the grooved part of the fan case where you insert the back side of the ring. ~Ben This post was last edited 08/29/2022 at 19:59 |