Miele S716 - Stripdown and Refurb
I traded this with a DC04 Constant Max I had, and set about refurbishing it
The small tools were first
They were certainly used, but not beyond use.
Hose next
This style of floor tool is horrible to get apart and then back together again. My S5510 had one that I tried with. So this got left alone, apart from removing the litter pickers for washing
Done, onto the main machine
Lift the tool door
and lift it off it's plastic hinges
This spring is what makes it lift up when you release it, it just pulls off each end of the clip
Next, we need to remove the filter
This machine has an Active Air Filter fitted, which was spotless so I kept it
Time to remove the bag door now. It is held either side by these black pegs
The one by the power button lifts out and slides off the locating peg on the bag door
The side by the cord rewind however does still lift out, but contains the plug and wiring for the electro brush connection.
With that plug removed, the bag door is seperate from the main machine
On the top of the bag door is a black cover, which hides the wires
We now need to remove the hinge bracket
This is done by rotating the backet until the locating lug lines up with the cut out in the bracket
Once it is lined up you can remove the end where the wires exit from it's molding on the bag door
I could not figure out how to remove the wires from the plug, so left them alone
and attached it all from the other end, and removed the hose entry assembly, which revealed a plug
This is the end that the turbo brush wiring plugs into
The plug splits apart this end, and the wires can be removed and fed through and out of the machine.
This is the hose entry assembly. The black vanity ring pops off the top, and the rest of the housing unscrews from behind
Removing the hose entry gubbins also releases the bag indicator.
as well as the bag door opening latch.
There was a pattern bag fitted
but the Pre Motor filter was not too dirty
The bag holder pulls out of the front of the machine
and the pre filter cage pops off from it's lugs 
The best way to see the history of a vacuum is to look at the motor fan. This was very clean, and doesn't need washing
On the back of the motor sits the thermal cutout module. Dust this off/clean with contact cleaner to ensure it won't make a false reading
The motor housing seal lifts out
As does the bag door assembly
The cord rewind assembly lifts out, and the cable need's plucking from it's holding places
This pipe forms part of the release valve assembly, and connects to the main chassis and cord rewind assembly
The release valve sits here, and slides up and out
and splits apart easily
The furniture bumper pulls off the lower chassis
The 3 wheels pop off their pegs, and the wheels pop out of the housings
The wheel holding brackets can unscrew now
All the screws on the machine, right here! Everything was washed, dried and polished, the red plastics buffed to a very good shine with the machine polisher
I put the motor back in first
Then the cord rewind
Motor compartment seal
Bag compartment seal
Bumper on
Release valve went back together
and slotted into place
The side parking slot was popped into place under the bumper and screwed down
Release valve pipe fitted
And the middle housing fitted
Much shine!
Turned over now, and the wheel brackets are screwed in
The wheel holders fitted
Wheels fitted
Time for the control panel assembly to go back together
Wiring screwed up
and screwed down
The bag door is wired up and the wiring cover fitted, as well as the hinges
Bag full indicator and hose inlet fitted and screwed down
Cover plate fitted
Fitted!
Tools back together now
And fitted to the machine
Post motor filter fitted
And the tool compartment lid fitted
I gave the floor tool a little polish
Comsumables time!
Pre motor filter
Bag holder
Nice new bag
Air Freshener
And she is done! It came up lovely. Sadly, once it sold, Parcelforce decided to not deliver it, but loose it. After 3 months of conversation I got all the money back that it sold for, so did not end up out of pocket, but it's a damn shame, as the new owner was looking forward to it.
Hey ho, you win some, you loose some!
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