Hello MOLE:
I used quite a few of the brackets too. Very unsightly but they were a bootleg quick and easy fix which was inexpensive for the customers. HOOVER forced their customers to buy and replace the entire casing. A costly repair. The 3 position height adjustments and then the power assisted Dials ultimately resolved the problem.
The loctite solution is a remedy you adapted to vacuums from your automobile experience. N-I-C-E-L-Y done.
Carmine D.
