Yeah, I break them down. Alot of the motors on vacuums can be broken down pretty easily on those. get to the copper part and use a grinder to cut it and then screwdriver to pry it off of the steel that the are glued to.



I picked up an older vacuum this week and it was 95% metal. The brush roll that spins turned out to be aluminum, but had to cut the ends off and smack the brush runners out and remove the steel support rod in the roller. Surprisingly the weight wasn't bad for just a roller.