Have you contacted the carpet cleaner manufacturer? Perhaps they can contact the pump manufacturer.
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August 13, 2018, 08:33 AM
greco
I buy them at my local industrial supply. They also have a stamped variety that has finer teeth but will work just the same they are around $.02 each.
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August 13, 2018, 08:38 AM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by SMLgraybeard: Have you contacted the carpet cleaner manufacturer? Perhaps they can contact the pump manufacturer.
The manufacturer (Thermax) has changed hands several times since the founder of the company died. We used to be a distributor, the new owners are not honoring previous relationships and are not easy to deal with.
In any event, they did not manufacture the vacuum motors, they sourced the part from another manufacturer, for whom we also used to be a distributor until they changed their sales model. Now they won't talk to us directly, they refer us to other distributors, who just want to take orders for new units and will not discuss small repair parts.
These retainers are not made by the vacuum motor manufacturers, they are a purchased off-the-shelf part; I am trying to find the source. I need to do an independent search, as nobody in the vacuum motor sales hierarchy wants to talk to us about small repair parts.
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August 13, 2018, 08:39 AM
ewills
McMaster-Carr has just about every fastener that you could want. We buy a lot of hardware and shop supplies from them.
Looks like they have something similar, but I did not see 3/4" ID size listed. I sent them an email, standing by, hoping for a response.
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August 13, 2018, 09:10 AM
sig operator
V-Tail, Is this a retainer or more like a spacer with a slight cup shape built in to take up space and keep the armature from shifting end to end? If it is then it is a variation on what is usually called a wave washer. Maybe a bearing supply house could help.
Select push rings, then select internal from the left column.
August 13, 2018, 09:28 AM
SpinZone
Have you looked at ereplacementparts.com?
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BINGO! That sure looks like it, despite the email reply from McMaster-Carr, stating that "we were unable to identify the part."
Best thing, there is a link to installation tool. Martin-who-works-with-me, is the guy who has the talent to rebuild these motors, and he told me that he needed a supply of these rings and the installation tool. I had no idea what he was talking about, but now I see it. Looks like we're all set, I'll confirm with Martin when I see him tomorrow.