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1977 400F2 first restore project
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: smoothoperator on December 11, 2021, 07:01:58 PM ---Working on the rear wheel today. Plan to replace the bearings as there is some noise when spinning the wheel on my truing stand, could just be the sound of grit falling in the hub but anyway I will replace them. Meanwhile removed the cush drive rubbers by first drilling out most of the rubber and then hitting with a sharp screwdriver. Final stage was to cut a slot with a hacksaw blade and then split the outer wall with a small sharp screwdriver to tear the outer alongside the cut line and then peel it out.
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Helpful photo Steve - I have my original wheels still, the rear drive dampers need replacing - a picture is worth a thousand words.
Laverdaroo:
Theyre reknowned as being a pig to do. Mine were 'neclear welded' in by 'time' and after swearing at the first one for ages trying to get it out I chose to do some reading up a bit, might even of been on here.
There's various methods spoken about but I drilled down with a 6mm drill bit through the rubber and the metal that sits on the spidle creating a split, rather than use a hack saw blade and they simply came straight out and I think I had them all out in about 10 minutes.
With them being so corroded in when I replaced them I gave them a good coating of 'ginger' so they might come out a bit easier if they need replacing again under my watch. Pushed them in with a hand clamp and a wooden spacer and finished them off ;) with a socket to tap them all down. Worked a treat.
Laverdaroo:
Ted,
sent you a pm with some crap photos of a very bad drawing I quickly did but since found the thread on the 'sherman' site that I read and had a go at. He descies it much better than I can. Well worth a read and as found out, it works a treat.
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php/topic,27968.0.html
smoothoperator:
New DID rims arrived so started with the front. I don't mind admitting that I found the lacing completely baffling at first until I switched to a different video tutorial and it all came together much more easily. Actually found the truing to be much more straight forward, well anyway easier than I was expecting. Nice to have a warm inside the house job to do in this weather. Need to clean up the rear hub and fit the drive rubbers before I start on that. Hub looks dirty on the photo but it isn't!
Link to video that got me sorted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guOaA0BzaNM
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
I'm impressed Steve building your own wheels - respect.😎
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