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Posted on Dec 29, 2008

Hoover s3639 vacuum...cord does not rewind

The electric cord on my hoover s3639 does not wind back.  Is there an easy way to fix it?  If I have to open the body of the vacuum cleaner to do that, how do I open it?  Where can I see an exposed view of the interior of the s3639.  Please help.

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  • kasugl Jan 21, 2009

    oh, me too! same exact problem!

    HELP!

  • kasugl Jan 21, 2009

    oh, can someone help both of us open up this unit?

  • Steeler12 Feb 15, 2009

    I also have this problem--any solutions--did you try to open it up and take a look at fixing it yourself?

    Mike-Dublin, oh

  • Anonymous Feb 27, 2009

    I have the same problem, cord want wind back up at all now, got worse and worse about rewinding. I will fix it or tear it up one, trying to figure out how to take it apart now, HELP GUYS!

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I had the same problem with my Hoover s3639. The cord rewinder started squeaking, and retracted less and less of the cord each time, until it finally stopped retracting the cord at all. Here is what I did. I hope it will work for you as well. Open the covered tool storage and remove the tools. You should see three screws. Unscrew the screws. Remove the cover. You should see the motor for the vacuum and the cord rewinder. Between the vacuum motor and the white wheel where the cord is, you should see two brass wheels that turn into each other in order to operate the cord rewinder. Spray a small amount WD-40 between the two brass wheels. This should solve your problem.

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Windup spring has come undone from assembly inside reel. I guess you order another reel assembly, probably cost almost as much as a new S3639.

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