Sanyo SC-27 Canister Pipe H...
$12.99
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Part 6161153166 is the pipe retainer assembly Sanyo built into the SC-27 canister to hold the wand pipe snug against the body between uses, a small piece with an outsized effect on how the vacuum handles when it's being moved rather than run.
Molded plastic retainers like this one wear out from repetition, not neglect. Every time the wand gets clipped in for storage or pulled free to clean, the tab flexes slightly, and years of that same motion eventually crack it or snap it off entirely. On its own that failure doesn't stop the vacuum from cleaning, but it does turn a simple, tidy machine into one where the wand rattles loose, swings free while being carried, or ends up leaning against a wall because there's nowhere left to secure it. A vacuum that used to store itself neatly starts needing a corner of a closet all its own once this piece is gone. Because the retainer takes the brunt of that repeated flexing, it typically wears out well before any other plastic component on the machine.
We've kept parts moving for older, discontinued canister lines for decades, and Sanyo hardware like this retainer is exactly the sort of piece that's grown harder to source with each year the SC-27 has been out of production.
- Part: 6161153166, pipe retainer assembly
- Fits: Sanyo SC-27 canister vacuum
- Symptom: wand pipe no longer clips into its storage spot, or the original retainer has broken
Confirm you own the SC-27 specifically before ordering, since Sanyo used more than one retainer design across its canister vacuum range.