1989 Hoover Sensotronic System 500 S3730 Motor Removal

Probably one of the rarest vacuum cleaners I own, this Sensotronic 500 has been with me probably in excess of 26 years.
In all that time it's had a problem with the motor - the top bearing is incredibly worn and makes a pretty horrendous noise when the machine has been running for a while.
Fortuitously, the top bearing from the Sensotronic System 25 that we saw in previous videos was actually in pretty good condition and it SHOULD fit into the 500 with a bit of tinkering!
In this video we'll refer to the 1992 Hoover Service Manual to see how to remove the 500s motor and what kind of a job we're faced with.
hope you enjoy the video. Don't forget to comment like and subscribe!

[@colinhall6478]

Hey good to see you back , have missed your uploads

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Thanks very much!

[@craglabrake6802]

It's good to see you again! Hoover continues to amaze me at the workings inside their vacuum cleaners both here in the USA and the UK, wonderful job!

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

It's from a time when Hoover were interesting!

[@craglabrake6802]

@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium I strongly agree with you!

[@markcarney6458]

Good to see you back, 👍

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Thank you!

[@KirbyEnthusiast]

Welcome back Steve , love this upload . Great machine

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Thanks mate

[@carcrly]

Glad to see you back buddy 👍

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Thanks Carl :)

[@abidur.chowdhury]

Been waiting for you to debut the boxy sensotronics on your channel - great vid!

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Thanks mate. More to come!

[@sebo_up_and_down]

Hurrah! Nice to see you, to see you, nice.
I'm kind of glad that exposing the innards wasn't too traumatic. I had visions of a plethora of humongous screwdrivers being wielded inappropriately to the sounds of cracking plastic (I ❤Beko1987) and some tears before bedtime. Fortunately this was mostly not the case.
I must say that I try to only use plastic spudgers on plastic parts when disassembling stuff. A bit of warmth from a hairdryer is useful too when easing plastic clips - even older brittle plastic can be more forgiving when warmed up a bit - just a bit.
We really enjoyed seeing inside this rare machine, a real treat. Looking forward to the next episode.
Thank you ever so much for your video 👍

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Glad you enjoyed my friend!

[@AwesomeVacuums]

Nice job

[@David-uf8ex]

Good to see you back 😃👏 these machines look very similar to some of the Rowentas doing the rounds at the time

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Thank you!

[@timbartels5484]

Pleased your back. Hi from Hobart Tasmania.

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Thanks Tim :)

[@Eluxfan71]

I had the system 300 Audio mid 90’s but after some years, the hose broke and to replace it was as expensive as a new cleaner. Never found one to replace, so put it away some years ago. But in general it was a nice cleaner.

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

The hoses are SO rare now, I'm very lucky with this one

[@Eluxfan71]

@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium yes they are. I never found one in 15 years

[@soopafamicom]

'What screws shall we use to hold the basecover on, I have this selection of philips and torx in various sizes?'
'yes'.

[@matthewantonucci6751]

Hey VintageAppliance Emporium Are You Still Gonna Do A Video Comparison Of Your 2 Hoover Commercial Legacies?!

[@willanstee881]

My mum used to have the grey version of that sensotronic. It always switched on at 60 and you had to ramp it up to 100 every time

[@TheVintageApplianceEmporium]

Wow, would that have been System 200?? Incredibly rare now, I've actually never seen one

[@willanstee881]

@@TheVintageApplianceEmporium it could've been a 200. It was definitely a mid range one because it had plastic tubes and a plus and minus toggle switch. Unfortunately it ended up on the scrap heap once it's usefulness was over

[@silvianbauer1979]

Sie können denn tolltray von Hoover sensotronic system 40 nehmen der passt auch bei denn system 25