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DIY & Home Improvement

bucolic_frolic

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4. I usually tackle anything

Reply to flotsam (Reply #1)

Wed May 24, 2017, 09:18 PM

May 2017

but this has star nuts holding the motor to the chassis

The vac is about 1977, not sure it's worth repair, but ... I might
try a local vac shop. Throwing $120 at a moderately beaten up
machine ... don't know. Can buy a used one for about $100.
Might do that, and part this one out.

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OMG my Eureka rumbled out [View all] bucolic_frolic May 2017 OP

Parts seem readily available flotsam May 2017 #1

I usually tackle anything bucolic_frolic May 2017 #4

Try a Shop-Vac. Sinistrous May 2017 #2

You are so right. Laffy Kat May 2017 #3

I bought a used Eureka at a thrift shop bucolic_frolic Jun 2017 #5

I have an Oreck and I believe they sell used/refurbished at the local demigoddess Jun 2017 #6