How To: C15a Wire-3 restoration

[Jordan Baker]

I just had a eureka moment with your comment about the hub. Yes there is shaft on the hub that fits into the gap between the splined shaft and the bearing.

[Perry Kitson]

Bingo!!
You have just won a Kewpie doll!

[rob love]

It is that piece, (6.3075 in the parts photo) along with an appropriate amount of shims, (6.3076 in the photo) that sets the front wheel bearing preload.

[Jordan Baker]

Now that my head banging moment is sorted out I managed to get the left side knuckle installed. Using the idea from both Phil and Rob for using the shop hoist, things went very smoothly. The felt retainer bolts are quoted in the manual as being torqued to 30 foot pounds. I did this, for all the other ones I couldn’t find any reference to torque specs so I went wih 50 foot pounds. I also sorted out the safety wire and got the 4 bolts all wired up.

[Jordan Baker]

I also got the right side knuckle built up.

[Jordan Baker]

Front drums went back on and then I followed the bearing pre load steps in the manual. After installing the wheels I can feel very very very minor rocking in the right side. The left side has no rocking at all. I’m thinking the drum may not have fully seated on the splines.

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Lastly I’ve got all the original brass brake junction blocks to go back on. Any suggestions on cleaning these up? I’m thinking that sandblasting them will be to hard on them?

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[Grant Bowker]

For the exterior surfaces a wire wheel on your bench grinder should be quite fierce enough - basically rubbing off any little bits and polishing the surface. For internal passages a drill bit held/twisted in your fingers to clear any solid bits. For the thread and seat areas - handheld wire brush, gentle picking, perhaps spray brake cleaner would dissolve hardened or dried on brake fluid.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Jordan Baker

Front drums went back on and then I followed the bearing pre load steps in the manual. After installing the wheels I can feel very very very minor rocking in the right side. The left side has no rocking at all. I’m thinking the drum may not have fully seated on the splines.

Either that or you have too may shims in between the two bearings. Try and remove one and see if the play goes away.