Much thanks to all respondents ...

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:47:06 -0500, "jhill"
wrote:

I successfully replaced the bearings in my unit.

Aha! A Shop-Vac? Remember what you had to do to get the
motor apart?

Couldn't get them from the
manufacturer any more. Instead I pulled out one of them and took it to a
vacuum cleaner repair place, after a bit he found a pair that would fit.
Don't remember what they cost, but it was worthwhile --still using it 5
years later.

Salut!

But check the brushes, vac place may have replacements for
those too. Mine were still good.

I called maybe 5 vac repair shops, asked if I could
bring motor in, get a cost estimate. They all suggested
I should pitch the old unit, buy new.

Not sure where to go from here ...

Cheers,
Puddin'

"Puddin' Man" wrote in message
. ..
20-year-old Shop-Vac

I gotta 20-year-old Shop-Vac 8-gal. that's seen lots
of service in my little basement workshop.

When I run it now, it makes horrible screaming-gurgling
noises. I have disassembled: I can't see them, but it
appears to be bad motor bearings.

Are such units repairable? Any way to nurse the unit thru
another year or 2? Can't afford to buy a new one ...

TIA,
Puddin'

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