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[ingola]

Great paint and rust remover. Ive Never used it to clean an oven.

My go to

 

[hammer mechanic]

Great paint and rust remover. Ive Never used it to clean an oven.

I found out the oven cleaner really didn't like the scotchbrite pad I was using. It got really hot, really fast.

 

[hammer mechanic]

I needed to knock the new off of my spokes. They were ucp (zinc plated) so I soaked them over night in white vinegar.

Pretty black

After some cleanup. Old and dull looking.

Got the front laced up.

Kickback hub looking better than it did.

Pretty clean inside actually.

I'll get this one laced up tomorrow.

 

[hammer mechanic]

Hub needed a little lipstick, as it were.

Okay, not really lipstick.

 

[hammer mechanic]

I got both wheels laced up. I was able to true up the front. Still have to put the rear hub back together.

I ran into a snag with the front hub bearing cones. Pretty rough shape.

This fore brake hub used an axle larger than most 5/16" axles, but not the 3/8'' that was advertised. 11/32" maybe. I was able to mix/match a 3/8" axle from a Schwinn exerciser with some cones from a mystery hub along with the loose ball bearings from the exerciser hub. Both used the same diameter balls. Anyway, the old dust shields will not work with the new bearing cones, so I will need to come up with something to keep the grease in and the dirt out. It also screwed up my plan to mount the cover on the drum brake side.

I plan to grind out the center hole of the cover out to match the OD of the bearing cup and press fit it over.

 

[GeePig]

Ah, there is nothing like a plan that needs to be changed!

I am keen to see how all this works out, I would not mind adding some items from an old moped.

 

[hammer mechanic]

True. I will try to punch out some dust shields from some thin rubber. Getting the side cover to fit and stay in place is still a mystery.