Great video, I have a g4 from 94 that i tried to refurbish but i struggle to remove the plastic and metal part of the headlight because i want to polish all the metal
very educational video. Our Kirby is from the 1990's vintage. Except for bags, belts and an occasional rotor brush, nothing else. It still works great, but I will be getting into some serious service on it. At my age (82) I will be on a bench and marked muffin tins for parts and screws. The transmission is a bit noisy. Can this be worked on ??
I have lost count how many Kirbys you have. Quite a lot? Maybe I should get more too because I see a lot of Kirbys in the Finnish auction site. Most are overpriced, but there is also many reasonable priced.
I don’t know if it’s just me or it’s a problem, but My G5 has a Transmission whine like that G4 does. I don’t know if the G5’s transmission is original or not, but the G6 and newer Kirbys in my experience have better sounding transmissions than the G3-G5.
@@VacLab No I refer that when the vacuum is off and transmission in neutral, it makes a noise like you stated in the beginning of your video. Also what causes to make the brushroll to make a buzzing noise. i posted a link to the video.
@@Javesike That clicking noise was fixed by re-greasing the "open" metal axle bearings. I've shown this in other videos (check the G3 playlist). I'll have to listen to your brushroll noise before I make a recommendation.
It depends on what you mean by exact same motor. I have measured various differences in power draw, CFM, and rotor speed to say no. They have changed of the years.
@@jayambermsp8000 i did. super hot tap water and various cleaning products, whatever i had around the house. turned out great. gave it plenty of time to dry out.
I know your wheels had that bad clicking noise and stuff but you should’ve heard my g3 it had the worse sounding neutral ever the wheels sounded awful and when I brought it in To be fixed they said it was the worse sounding that they have ever had and they fix a lot of Kirby’s at the vacuum place I brought it to
@@KirbyEnthusiast Yeah, the bracket cam assembly will wear down over time and that one gear won't move like it should. The result is a low grinding noise.
