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Post# 70422   5/26/2009 at 17:06 (5,419 days old) by xraytech ()        

I need to put a new attachment end on the hose of my constellation. mine had a little accident and the aluminum got a little flattened. I have a spare tufflex hose that is cracked I wanted to put the aluminum end of that hose on the constellation but I dont know how to remove the ends from the hoses to swap them.
Can anyone tell me how to remove these hose ends


Post# 70432 , Reply# 1   5/26/2009 at 22:39 (5,419 days old) by hoovercelebrity (Germany)        
Hose-swapping

You have to first slide the hose cuff onto the aluminum end. Then you just have to pull the hose off of the aluminum attachment end. It's glued on, so you have to usually use force. You can also cut the hose, near the aluminum end and snip the wire that's going through it... then you can put the wire in a vice and pull it out of the hose that's still glued to the attachment end.

If that makes sense.

~Fred



Post# 70453 , Reply# 2   5/27/2009 at 07:54 (5,419 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)        

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I'll add to Fred's excellent suggestions. The outer cuff will be snug but supple enough to patiently work off exposing the joint. Most vacuum cleaner manufacturers including Hoover used a rubber based cement to secure hoses. Vacuum repairmen used the same stuff, such as BARGE shoe cement or Lepages contact cement when fitting a new hose.

The rubber glue does harden over time. Sometime it has crystallized to dust and that makes removal a snap. I have yanked my fair share of wire coils out of the ferrule with vice grips when all else has failed. I like and highly recommend Fred's idea of using a bench vice, getting a firm grip on the hose and taking a determined sprint across the floor "Running With Hoses" Much easier than pulling the long strong coil out 4" at a time, banging yourself on the forehead when the grips let go...been there - keep doing it. :-(

But before resorting to this hose shortening method, when you have a hose construction like a Hoover or GE where the hose is on the outside of the metal tube I work a thin dull blade, pointless meat skewer or long neck mini screwdriver between the two, working around the hose and digging a little deeper into the glue each time. Then I inject some Contact cement thinner or my constant favorite lighter fluid into the loosened gap, leave it overnight and let Chemistry do its work. The glue will be softened to a gummy mess that will let the hose screw and slide off neatly. That all ya have to do is clean up the residue with more thinner.
That citrus-based stuff sold to remove sales sticker residue from china, etc works too but is awfully slow.

Now, Compact & Electrolux and the like braided hoses - those are a bastard to get off because of the inner and outer tube barrels that capture the hose and the factory crimping on the inside barrel ain't no party, either. :-).

Dave



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