Which Nexus 3 washer on a pre-war frame?

[Dr. Tankenstein]

As the title says, I'm looking to install a Nexus 3 coast on a a pre-war frame with rear facing, slightly downward, dropouts.
I've read to use the green washers or file the tab off and just cinch the rear wheel good and tight....
Looking for experiential advice guys, thanks!

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[Walker]

hey Dr. I've had the best luck making my own! post up your results though, I think Danimal was trying to achieve this and I'm sure others are as well.

 

[B607]

Forget those tabs. Grind them down and crank down the nuts. It won't move. That's what I did with my prewar Schwinn frame and a Nexus 7. Hasn't moved yet. Gary

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Thanks Gary!

 

[user 135]

edit.....just noticed this info was for 7/8 speed.

I did it but can remember what I used. But according to this website use these.
5R Yellow
5L Brown

 

[us56456712]

I used the yellow one that came with the Nexuas 3 speed on my 1940 CWC. I never realized there were different ones. Works fine.

 

[Walker]

fyi, on my Thorn build I tried to cheat and not run the anti rotation washer, no dice.

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

OK, this is a different frame than the one I plan to use, but it looks like it would work, just flipped it 180 degrees from use on a forward facing dropout. This may be because the dropout is not truly horizontal, rather it sits at 4:00-5:00 o'clock. I guess we'll see with the actual frame.

Stay tuned.....

 

[jamesdart]

on the bottom of that link, it says the 3 speeds only use one type of washer, on one side the belcrank can just be clocked to where it works. if I remember right, it just slips over a nut, so you should be able to pick between 6 locations. am I thinking of something different?

 

[Dr. Tankenstein]

The axle is actually flattened on two sides. Each different washer is set at different angles.

 

[Walker]

That's what I did on Thorn, ran the washer on the outside.

 

[jamesdart]

I must be thinking of something else