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first update, 4/23/17

Trying to get it rolling first, just to make it easier to move around the garage. Had a bunch of trouble with the steering stem, threads were a little flattened and spend a few hours with some needle files and thread files to get it cleaned up. need to order the fork orings to get them installed.

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Next I tried to put the rear wheel on. I made the mistake of using a deadblow hammer to drive the axle into the hub. Couldn't pull it out and ended up having to use a 2x4 and prybar. Cleaned up the inner sleeve with a bore brush for a 12 gauge shot gun. Fits perfectly! Also took some 400 grit wet sandpaper to clean up the shaft. Still waiting for my workshop manual to come in, so only have the drawings from oldbrits.com to figure out how everything goes together. I feel like something is off because there is a gap between the sprocket and hub. Pic attached below. Also heres a pic of the other side, am I missing something? (also I'm pretty sure I put the bracket for the rear caliper on backwards.

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<blockquote data-quote="spoiled" data-source="post: 340488" data-attributes="member: 8810">first update, 4/23/17Trying to get it rolling first, just to make it easier to move around the garage. Had a bunch of trouble with the steering stem, threads were a little flattened and spend a few hours with some needle files and thread files to get it cleaned up. need to order the fork orings to get them installed.[ATTACH=full]89770[/ATTACH]Next I tried to put the rear wheel on. I made the mistake of using a deadblow hammer to drive the axle into the hub. Couldn&#039;t pull it out and ended up having to use a 2x4 and prybar. Cleaned up the inner sleeve with a bore brush for a 12 gauge shot gun. Fits perfectly! Also took some 400 grit wet sandpaper to clean up the shaft. Still waiting for my workshop manual to come in, so only have the drawings from oldbrits.com to figure out how everything goes together. I feel like something is off because there is a gap between the sprocket and hub. Pic attached below. Also heres a pic of the other side, am I missing something? (also I&#039;m pretty sure I put the bracket for the rear caliper on backwards.[ATTACH=full]89771[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]89772[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="spoiled, post: 340488, member: 8810"] first update, 4/23/17 Trying to get it rolling first, just to make it easier to move around the garage. Had a bunch of trouble with the steering stem, threads were a little flattened and spend a few hours with some needle files and thread files to get it cleaned up. need to order the fork orings to get them installed. [ATTACH=full]89770[/ATTACH] Next I tried to put the rear wheel on. I made the mistake of using a deadblow hammer to drive the axle into the hub. Couldn't pull it out and ended up having to use a 2x4 and prybar. Cleaned up the inner sleeve with a bore brush for a 12 gauge shot gun. Fits perfectly! Also took some 400 grit wet sandpaper to clean up the shaft. Still waiting for my workshop manual to come in, so only have the drawings from oldbrits.com to figure out how everything goes together. I feel like something is off because there is a gap between the sprocket and hub. Pic attached below. Also heres a pic of the other side, am I missing something? (also I'm pretty sure I put the bracket for the rear caliper on backwards. [ATTACH=full]89771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]89772[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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