Vacuum Cleaners Discussions

I can't get the separator nut off the Rainbow vac, I tried to loosen it with a wrench, but the nut won't budge.  How can I get it off to clean the Separator?

I've used a metal rod through that hole on occasion if the nut didn't want to loosen.  Especially if you have the metal separator rather than the newfangled plastic one I'd think you could safely put a lot of pressure without risking any damage.

There are also far better penetrating agents than WD40 - Kroil is considered excellent and PBlaster is also good.  The latter is more readily available.

Art

Sounds dumb, but have you tried turning it the other way? I can't remember.. are the separators reverse thread? You'd think they would be? I have one next to me that is disassembled but there isn't a nut on it to try ... Other wise I would.. LOL..