wercmcbecker
Look Ma, No Hands!
Hi all,
I have a ?1952 AMF Cleveland Welding built Montgomery Ward?s Hawthorne Junior Unequipped (Or Tank) Model Bicycle? so it is a 24 inch.
I am in the process of restoring this bike to make it motorized with a Whizzer motor but I am having some restoration problems and will be in need of some parts.
I took my bike to a friend of mine that has been working on bikes for many years and he tried to help me get the goose neck off but told me that it would probably be better to just leave it alone. We have a new bearing set for it but the bolt is now warped. Should I leave it alone? If not how do I get it loose? What about the screw holding the fender underneath, that is stuck too? My friend said that the rust is acting like a weld. We have tried penetrating oil but to no avail.
I have some new 24 inch Worksman rims that I will be putting new heavy duty spokes onto. I would like keep the "Flying Heart" skiptooth large sprocket but be able to put it on a new coaster brake hub as the old one is rusted solid. How do I go about doing that? Along these lines I would like an old vintage drum brake (from any old bike) with a dynamo if possible as I will need lights.
I would like to remove the pedal assembly too but we are unsure whether or not it is reverse (left handed) thread.
Parts needed:
Chain guard (similar to orange bike pic)
Bolt for goose neck
Truss Rod for left side (rod that goes from handle bars to forks)
Screw for front fender
Skiptooth chain (new or used)
Head and tail lights (similar to orange bike pic)
Old vintage drum brake (from any old bike) with a dynamo
Tank that would have come with the bike not a Whizzer tank (can be rusty crusty as we will be restoring and welding it to turn it into a fuel tank)(look at orange bike)
I have a ?1952 AMF Cleveland Welding built Montgomery Ward?s Hawthorne Junior Unequipped (Or Tank) Model Bicycle? so it is a 24 inch.
I am in the process of restoring this bike to make it motorized with a Whizzer motor but I am having some restoration problems and will be in need of some parts.
I took my bike to a friend of mine that has been working on bikes for many years and he tried to help me get the goose neck off but told me that it would probably be better to just leave it alone. We have a new bearing set for it but the bolt is now warped. Should I leave it alone? If not how do I get it loose? What about the screw holding the fender underneath, that is stuck too? My friend said that the rust is acting like a weld. We have tried penetrating oil but to no avail.
I have some new 24 inch Worksman rims that I will be putting new heavy duty spokes onto. I would like keep the "Flying Heart" skiptooth large sprocket but be able to put it on a new coaster brake hub as the old one is rusted solid. How do I go about doing that? Along these lines I would like an old vintage drum brake (from any old bike) with a dynamo if possible as I will need lights.
I would like to remove the pedal assembly too but we are unsure whether or not it is reverse (left handed) thread.
Parts needed:
Chain guard (similar to orange bike pic)
Bolt for goose neck
Truss Rod for left side (rod that goes from handle bars to forks)
Screw for front fender
Skiptooth chain (new or used)
Head and tail lights (similar to orange bike pic)
Old vintage drum brake (from any old bike) with a dynamo
Tank that would have come with the bike not a Whizzer tank (can be rusty crusty as we will be restoring and welding it to turn it into a fuel tank)(look at orange bike)