Bendix Kickback Tool Question

[Tiberius]

I'm feeling ready to take apart my first Bendix kickback hub. I've seen a tool for sale on eBay to take it apart but I've also seen the suggestion to make one out of 3/8" water pipe.

What do you think?

Am I crazy to tackle this?

Thanks,

Bart

 

[rustjunkie]

Not crazy at all. I made a tool out of one of these from Home Depot:

I can't remember the size I bought and the tool has been absorbed. I got one large enough to slip over the axle then used a hack saw to cut it then filed to finish.

The service instructions are in the Schwinn Service Manual:

http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/schwinn-service-manual-volume-1.81415/

 

[bairdco]

I don't get it. I just rebuilt one with regular cone wrenches and a crescent wrench.

What's the tool supposed to do?

 

[Gordon]

Used to remove AB-35.

 

[rustjunkie]

I don't get it. I just rebuilt one with regular cone wrenches and a crescent wrench.

What's the tool supposed to do?

How did you remove and reinstall the locknut?

 

[CrazyDave]

They are $20 or less, if you'd rather make one....Its really up to you. Validity either way, its certainly not a precise tool.

 

[Tiberius]

Not crazy at all. I made a tool out of one of these from Home Depot:

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I can't remember the size I bought and the tool has been absorbed. I got one large enough to slip over the axle then used a hack saw to cut it then filed to finish.

The service instructions are in the Schwinn Service Manual:

http://thecabe.com/forum/threads/schwinn-service-manual-volume-1.81415/

Awesome! That looks better than the pipe tool. Thanks for all the info!

 

[Tiberius]

If I fail at trying to make the tool is there another source besides eBay?

 

[rustjunkie]

if I can find mine you can borrow it for round trip shipping

 

[Tiberius]

Thanks for the offer to borrow the tool. Somehow I've ended up with 4 bikes with kickback hubs so I think I should have my own. How many bikes does it take to become a collector?