Update on repair progress..
Had to Sawzall both sides of the axle to get the front wheel out. That took some effort. And 4 blades.
Then had to put the wheel into a press to get the axle out of the wheel.
Luckily the races did not spin, no damage to the wheel.
One bearing went way south and really bound up in there.
Damaged one of the tophats getting it apart, waiting on that and then planning on reassemble the whole thing.
The end of the axle with the hole in it, opposite the nut, turned a bit in the fork leg and buggered that up a bit. Going to hone it with a brake slave cylinder hone.
Happy Holidays!
Nick
1978 R-80
Had to Sawzall both sides of the axle to get the front wheel out. That took some effort. And 4 blades.
Then had to put the wheel into a press to get the axle out of the wheel.
Luckily the races did not spin, no damage to the wheel.
One bearing went way south and really bound up in there.
Damaged one of the tophats getting it apart, waiting on that and then planning on reassemble the whole thing.
The end of the axle with the hole in it, opposite the nut, turned a bit in the fork leg and buggered that up a bit. Going to hone it with a brake slave cylinder hone.
Happy Holidays!
Nick
1978 R-80