Zelmer Meteor 2 - How to disassemble the end of the suction pipe

Question

Hello,
I have a Meteor 2 vacuum cleaner, which I brought back to life thanks to the advice from this forum, but there was another common problem - the suction pipe next to the suction cup holder had a hole stuck in it. I decided to fix it and cut the pipe, but I can`t get the remnants of the suction pipe out of the plastic casing, it just spins and won`t come out. How to take it apart?

krzysiozak · Answer

We will ask for photos of the patient.

mczapski · Answer

God knows why you cut it. I don`t think I fully understand your problem. But since you`re writing about rotation, you`re probably talking about the rotating element at the end of the concertina part. There is a snap sleeve there. And it is sometimes latched/secured with double-sided splines or only with an expansion sleeve. Can we force the sleeve out of the recess using available methods? A screwdriver will probably be useful.

krzysiozak · Answer

I shortened the hose from Zelmer, but whether it`s the same as yours I don`t know without the picture, initially disassembling the tip was difficult, but after some time I figured out what and how I shortened the hose by disassembling the tip and assembling it.

samuray76 · Answer

It`s about the part as in the photo, the hose had a hole covered with tape, so I cut it completely because I thought I could easily make it again ;-)

But unfortunately it just hangs around and doesn`t want to come out...

Here you can buy a ready-made tip for PLN 20, maybe it is originally built this way, but how to disassemble it, how to pry off these latches and where are they?

Now I see that I don`t have the half-centimeter long hole like on the tip ready for sewing.

krzysiozak · Answer

My hose had two half-centimeter holes on both sides, and by pressing them hard I dismantled the end of the pipe. Possibly yours is glued.

samuray76 · Answer

My snakes (I have two Meteors) don`t have these holes. The hose rotates freely at the end.

wiesiekmisiek · Answer

Then grab the wire or plastic reinforcement (I don`t know what you have) with the pliers and slowly pull it out, it should work. Maybe then you`ll see the locking ring.

samuray76 · Answer

I even tried to pry it out with pliers, to no avail, that`s why I`m asking here. There must be a blockage somewhere, but I don`t know where to look for it.

anchilos · Answer

Try unwinding the wire and pulling it out of the connection. Good luck.

samuray76 · Answer

As suggested, I removed the remnant of the pipe without any problems by unwinding the wire.
Unfortunately, I can`t remove the middle part because it`s held in place by latches, but there`s no way to get to it and pry it off because there`s an external flange on the pipe that limits the hose and there`s no way to insert a screwdriver there. :-(

samuray76 · Answer

I couldn`t remove the internal movable part on which the flexible pipe is wound, access to the latches that hold it tightly is terrible, but removing it is not necessary and solving the problem turns out to be quite simple. We block this movable part from the inside so that it does not rotate and now we can easily screw on the flexible pipe and it`s ready. ;-)