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Another constellation restoration.
This one is another Ebay find and cost £20.
I seem to have lost some of the Photos again, anyway in order of dismantling ready for powder coating.
Lid with handle removed, usual rusting hulk.
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Vacuum chamber.
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Motor out, bearings are shot, turn the fan by hand and you can feel the play and feel the crunching.
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Motor mount and the base of the machine.
I always take a photo so that when I rebuild the machine I’m reminded which way to refit the mount.
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Rubber mount
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Vacuum chamber, motor cover
Drilling out the rivets with a 3mm bit.
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Drilling out the rivets holding the flotation ring.
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Some times you get one pig; the rivet keeps spinning, so wedge it tight with a screwdriver between the two parts helps.
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I win the struggle.
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Catch off.
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Body parts ready for a paint job.
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Everything else in the storage basket for safe keeping, all the rubber parts washed including the name badge, hose ring and ratings plate ready for reassembly.
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Stripping the motor, first mark the motor casing with permanent marker, so that the casings are put back in the same places when rebuilding.
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Marker two places!! I allways use a 4
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Motor screws removed and slowly pull apart.
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In two.
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Using a socket remove the bolt retaining the fan from the armature and then separate the fans and internal covers.
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Second fan and internal fan cover.
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Motor field windings on the left, armature centre and big ends, bearings on the right.
