The wind was howling outside, 20+ MPH, and I wasn't going out on the roads Saturday (But mebbe a tootle in the woods, later).
Instead, I cracked into one of the NOS (New Old Stock) Bendix "86" coaster hubs I bought on fleabay last winter. I'm planning to relace the wheels on the klunker with a better (vintage) coaster and front hub.
The KT HiStop hub that came OEM on the Klunk makes alarming noises, despite good adjustment. And when you only have one brake, you need to trust it.
This Bendix hub was mf'd some time after 1973, when Bendix moved hub production to Mexico. The first Mexican Bendix hub was the "70" in '73, but I cannot find any definitive production data that dates the "86". My guess is around 1980+/-. So, 40+ years old most likely. While this hub was never used, the grease inside had turned into a thin goopy sludge.
I soaked it in citrus degreaser overnight, then cleaned it up with a brush and rags, polishing the hub shell, the dust cap, and the reaction arm with Mother's Polish. Packed it with a ton of high-temp bearing grease. I realized that both hubs are missing the drive side dust cap, so I have sourced a couple of those on a certain Internet auction site.
Instead, I cracked into one of the NOS (New Old Stock) Bendix "86" coaster hubs I bought on fleabay last winter. I'm planning to relace the wheels on the klunker with a better (vintage) coaster and front hub.
The KT HiStop hub that came OEM on the Klunk makes alarming noises, despite good adjustment. And when you only have one brake, you need to trust it.
This Bendix hub was mf'd some time after 1973, when Bendix moved hub production to Mexico. The first Mexican Bendix hub was the "70" in '73, but I cannot find any definitive production data that dates the "86". My guess is around 1980+/-. So, 40+ years old most likely. While this hub was never used, the grease inside had turned into a thin goopy sludge.
I soaked it in citrus degreaser overnight, then cleaned it up with a brush and rags, polishing the hub shell, the dust cap, and the reaction arm with Mother's Polish. Packed it with a ton of high-temp bearing grease. I realized that both hubs are missing the drive side dust cap, so I have sourced a couple of those on a certain Internet auction site.
