Thank you for this video. I watched several and not a single one mentioned the tub nut was reverse thread. It came right off when you turn in the proper direction!
i cleaned those area, still no suction! Is the machine done? I paid about $200 for the machine from sears maybe 20 years ago, not worth repairing! any helpful thoughts before i toss?
So you don't take the Plastic See Thru Guide Off? You just stick that hanger into it to remove the Gunk stuck up in there? There was another video that should how to remove that, BUT the caution was the screws may not screw in correctly because of the plastic. THX for the video.
So you can easily just undo the screws from underneath, and that whole thing comes off and you can literally just wash it out. Or if there’s no suction push the ball down
Awesome video brother this will save my unit I just need to quit lending it to people because the last few times I did they brought it back to me filthy as Fk🤣✌️ lesson learned.
Hi, this looks like the exact model I have. I bought my Hoover Steam Vac Ultra in 1999. The other day, I was in the process of putting it back together to store, since everything was dry. I dropped the Recovery Tank. All the parts separated: handle, hinges on either side. From what I can tell, it will still work just fine, but I’m having trouble knowing which hinge goes on what side of the tank. Is there any way you can show me up close how they’re attached? Thank you so much!
I have a simliar sound going on and when I shut off the van, a puff of rusted particles can be seen coming from the center of the alternator pulley. So yeeeeeeeah, time to R&R the alternator! LOL. Thanks for doing a video so I could pinpoint the sound.
Outstanding video. I'm using this as a guide with trying to deal with a frozen nut on a GE unit, nothing has worked so far, including using an impact gun, map gas... nothing... so I'm going to try drilling it tomorrow and see what happens.
Thanks for taking the time to post this video. I was working on the same repair as you and after trying unsuccessfully to remove the spanner nut with penetrating oil and heat, I pulled out my dremel, attached a cutting wheel and had the nut split and off in a matter of minutes!
Very helpful but wasn’t my problem. The white rubber collar that is attached to the unit and the suction tank slides into had become detached and out of sight in the workings of the machine. I retrieved it, cleaned it and slide it back on. Great suction again now. I wouldn’t have noticed it had become dislodged without your video.
I needed to replace my drive block. Here's what worked for me in this order: Light tapping. More tapping. Liquid Wrench. Increased tapping and more liquid wrench. Banging, liquid wrench and propane torch. Crying. Cussing. Some amount of beer. Then I had to remove the inner tub which was stuck on the shaft. I repeated all the steps above. Finally, what worked was banging down and at a slight angle on the drive shaft itself. I couldn't get it to actually rock back and forth like so many people could. Replaced the drive block and seems to work fine now.
@@foluotun1306 I struck the drive shaft-downward at a slight angle--not straight down onto the shaft, but sticking it from the side and downward--it released the tub.
The new ones are junk…they last 5 years if ur lucky and usually it’s something that isn’t “fixable” according to the place that sells new washers lol….when they started making them electronic is when they became worthless imo…I don’t have a spare $1000 to spend on a new washer every couple years…I can rebuild my old one for a little bit of nothing and some elbow grease and have it last another 20 years…I don’t like giving my money over to crappy corporations who can’t even offer quality merchandise…making them rich while I fight with their low quality over priced junk…nope! Lol…
Good information, but I was getting seasick watching it, ha ha. Also, at 2:28, was that a Stanley or Craftsman "wood" chisel you the were using? Hope you didn't really dull the working edge on it.
Man that is scary,i have never had anything not come out with Kroil,my go to helper and the heat didnt work either? thats ever more crazy,lol,, i work in a shop and we remove huge nuts that have a ungodly amount of torque and once you put that heat on them they give up right away, this one here is for the books for sure.
Right, I've had Kroil loosen rusty steel bolts on exhaust header bolts, or by using a propane torch, so was surprised how stubborn the Washing machine nut was. Could be because it was Aluminum on Aluminum, there was so much corrosion or galling from the original tightening that it did not allow the Kroil to seep down.
Thank you, thank you, we have a 'newer' one than pictured from when we needed it for the new dogs in 2005. I remember it being $350 at the time, so we really didn't want to throw it away. (Look for a 'Repair Cafe' near you!) It was easier to clean than yours as the front clear cover comes off (2 screws). I cleaned all the gaskets, tightened the tiny spring for the whatever it does flapper, checked the suction at every step along the way, and WOW! Even my wife is happy.
