How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Bob Carriere]

Hi jordan

At least your rear drum was nice and dry with no leaks....

On the front axle..... did you get new NOS felts from LWD.... or are you making your own........ which ever you use you might want to consider oiling them very well by soaking...... I used the thick chain oil....... warm up the oil in a cake pan....... don't let Vicky catch you...... the oil will get thinner....... and do this outside...... thin out the oil with some acetone..... squish the felt until really soaked ......cover and let it turn thick again..... wipe excess and install.

The surface rust on the ball ..also called the eggcup in mixed company.... can be buffed out with ajax powder and a wet 3M pad.

I also found that the syringe needle that fits on your grease gun....they sell them at Tractor supply....will fit nicely inside the roller bearings and you can really pack them in easier and use less wasted grease.

Your hands will be soft as silk when that job is done.