Eating rear wheel Cush drive rubbers

Maybe the large circlip is worn and come out allowing double-row bearing drift and all the issues that arise with that ?

comnoz said:

I use rubber cut from tires for my cush drive also. The replacements available today are just not up to the job. Jim

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Jim,
What tools do you use to cut them? Do you sell them pre-cut?

Ed

No, I've never sold them.
I used a circular skillsaw to cut the last set. Probably not the safest thing -but it was fast. Jim

I was thinking bandsaw.

I just installed new hard plastic cushes from Old Britts in the Titanic's rear hub. I am in the metal-to-metal-contact-prevention group on these. They are way too stiff and hard to absorb any driveline shock and I actually had to grind them a bit for thickness to get the tangs of the drum to slide in easily.

I certainly have enough old tires laying about to make some when the wheel comes off again. I once made some Ho Chi Minh sandals from an old tire and I remember using a handheld jigsaw.

I have been using cush blocks and they seem to last. I pregrind them to make the wheel fit easier as stated above. Things to check are the drum paddles are not bottoming out in the pockets and grinding down the tips of the paddles until you get the clearance. Not all drums are made to spec depending on supplier. More importantly is to apply the rear brake when ever tightening the nut of the dummy axle or the wheel axle bolt when ever you disturb the rear wheel assembly.
Cheers,
Thomas