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  1. ski1

    2nd Best ever Ebay Score....still in shock finding this one!

    Nice looking tank.
  2. ski1

    Schwinn spring fork question

    Thanks for those pics. That's it.
  3. ski1

    Schwinn spring fork question

    Thank you!
  4. ski1

    Schwinn spring fork question

    So I guess my bike originally had a tank on it.
  5. ski1

    Schwinn spring fork question

    Talking about the clamp in the pic GTs58 posted above. Its spring metal with a bluing finnish. Used to have a plastic coating with that round bump which has since disintegrated. Its around the tube. (down tube?)
  6. ski1

    Schwinn spring fork question

    As an aside does anyone know what that clamp on the tube pof my bike was for?
  7. ski1

    Schwinn spring fork question

    I recognized bike in picture above is mine so I checked since the fork is currently off. Looked like washers at first. Distance between nut and bolt mating surfaces is 3 & 31/32, After loosening things up I could see no washers but the area where the nu and bolt clamp is built up a bit. At first...
  8. ski1

    1940 Schwinn 26"straight bar headset bearings.

    Understand exactly. The "cup" on top comes down on to the bearing ring as the underside of the initial adjusting nut "with cup"which in my case is a round, knurled nut.
  9. ski1

    1940 Schwinn 26"straight bar headset bearings.

    Thanks, I checked those out and added to my parts folder. I want to keep this bike exactly like I found it but preserved and working.
  10. ski1

    1940 Schwinn 26"straight bar headset bearings.

    agreed John, I was posting just now.
  11. ski1

    1940 Schwinn 26"straight bar headset bearings.

    I ordered those bearings (73 & 2557). I think the bearings that were in this bike were the wrong ones that someone put in. The ones I took out were identical and had 17 balls each which I measured as a "worn" 5/32. I could find no sets with 17 balls anywhere. The ones John recomended were 16 and...
  12. ski1

    1940 Schwinn 26"straight bar headset bearings.

    Thank you, I'll search using those numbers. I took pictures of how the bearing were installed before I removed them. Can't find them right now but I checked anyway and will install like in the picture with balls rotating on race and cup. I see what you mean about the bottom bearing. Looks like...
  13. ski1

    1940 Schwinn 26"straight bar headset bearings.

    Bottom bearings look good. Forks turned smoothly. I almost didn't take them apart.
  14. ski1

    1940 Schwinn 26"straight bar headset bearings.

    I'm greasing up my old Schwinn which I never did back in this thread. https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/taking-schwinn-out-of-mothballs.140145/ Does anyone know of a vendor who sells head set bearings for this bike. The top one was toasted when I took it apart. It has 17 caged balls the size...
  15. ski1

    1979 spitfire 5 chain size

    The chain that came on the bike when I got it was normal and not a uniglide.
  16. ski1

    1979 spitfire 5 chain size

    The one I ordered has 116 links and it says for 5-12 speeds. I figure I'll have to cut it. I have the original but its bugered up a bit.
  17. ski1

    1979 spitfire 5 chain size

    Thank you!
  18. ski1

    1979 spitfire 5 chain size

    Hi all, I have a 79 spitfire 5 that I need a chain for. Looking online I see 1/2 inch x 3/32 and 1/2 inch x 1/8. Does anyone know the correct guage chain?
  19. ski1

    Sunday's Show and Tell ... 11/6/22

    What state? I grew up in Northampton Mass.
  20. ski1

    Sunday's Show and Tell.. 6/26/22

    Bike is awesome but so is that table.
  21. ski1

    Sunday's Show and Tell.. 6/26/22

    Love it all specially the spinner!
  22. ski1

    Sunday's Show and Tell ...8/8/21

    My favorite prewar lionel loco!
  23. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Not since the last post. I put it together without the fenders when I went on vacation in Oct. and when I got back the holidays and other ongoing projects got in the way. Christmas stuff is now all put up and I'm starting to work on things again. Its still a little cold here in socal so I'm...
  24. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    That black paint on the seat has been soaked for over 10 hours with no real degradation. I'm not ready to stick the frame in a bath though until I test it on something else. The mixture I used was pretty weak.
  25. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Yup, that thing has seen a lot of action.
  26. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Some of the readings I've done state that phosphoric acid unlike muriatic acid which is basically industrial grade hydrochloric acid does not mitigate rust by a corrosive process that continues after the rust is gone. Instead it contains whatever traces of rust are still there. It must be...
  27. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    I think it will be good for the seat. It won't require wiping down or reapplying as frequently as the less viscous break-free. I put it on a corner of the seat just to see how it looked. Found the original padding for the seat too.
  28. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    I forgot about this stuff. My brother turned me on to this product a couple years ago. I use it for protecting the underside of cars and other corrosion prone areas on anything metal. I think it will be better than Break- Free and it is just as easily removable. I'm going to rub it on the...
  29. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Here's what I've been using so far.
  30. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Now the problem becomes what to do to keep stuff from rusting again. I can see why some folks clear the parts but I'm not going to do that. car wax may protect some parts but that seat and chain guard I'll have to coat with some type of preservative and wipe it down frequently. I used to used a...
  31. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    After 7 hours
  32. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Trying to save what's left of the decal.
  33. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    I degrease everything before soaking
  34. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    The chain guard is pretty crusty.
  35. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    stem
  36. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Kick stand
  37. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Here’s some pics of my progress so far. I reviewed all the posts concerning rust removal and decided to go with what I had on hand and have been using for auto maintenance and restoration over the years. It’s basically phosphoric acid. I dilute it three parts water to one part phosphoric as a...
  38. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Any thoughts on this stand as far as original or added later?
  39. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Thanks, I never noticed the seat rail. I'm guessing I can slide that seat back a bit to give more leg room? I was wondering about the plate too. I was thinking maybe Pomona but couldn't find a listing on the web. I'll have to ask my buddy exactly where it came from. I won't paint it even though...
  40. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    No problem Barry. I thought the same thing when I tried to look it up by S/N.
  41. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Thanks johnboy. here's some pics of the hub. It says: ECLIPSE MACHINE DIVISION MADE IN ELMIRA, N.Y. U.S.A. J 3 36 13
  42. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    Thanks everyone. I started cleaning it up a little today.
  43. ski1

    Taking Schwinn out of mothballs.

    I’ve had this old Schwinn for several years and finally decided to do something with it. It’s original paint but a 25 footer at best. I plan to just clean it up and put some wax on it along with greasing everything and straightening out the fenders. I’ll also recover the seat, get some grips and...
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