I say get this done and built bfore you change your mind again, how you going to learn form your mistakes if you don't finish. You might be suprised ........Curt
Not much in the line of bikes but a gas tank out of a couple fire extingwishers, rest has been tied up with motor home repairs, and tractor/snowblower repairs........Curt
If you have never been there, it would be a worthy trip, most awesome place to visit. Been there half doz. times in my RV's. You would never regreat it.......Curt
I see flange bearing in the end of the axle tubs, and I think I am seeing pop rivets, I think you need something more substalcial then pop rivets to hold the sprocket, they are soft............Curt
Take a couple strips of wood on each side, thin engough so you don't overbend and lay the rim on, and another piece of wood cross ways and a jack on top and a 4x4 up to a door header and press it strainght.......Curt
Axle housing tube have replacable bearings in each end of the tubes. And I beleve the axles are 3/4" You can still get the differentials from Staton inc.
https://www.staton-inc.com/store/drive-components-and-hardware/peerless-differential-100-series-3/4-od-x-39-7/16-long-100-007b-794652/
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That will take some soaking, try some SeaFoam Deep, creep and hit it with a shot of brake cleaner once and a while. Breake cleaner will get the sea foam in deeper, but also dries up fast, so D-C behind it...........Curt