Kickstand3
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
Nice project love mine
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'36 Schwinn Double (curved) Bar Roadster
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Eddie_Boy
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Kickstand3, what year? Please share a picture. Would love to see it.
Eddie_Boy
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Though the locking fork did come with an AS original key, it was not the same number as the tumbler, AN60, wouldn’t turn. Called Tyler @mr.cycleplane about the locking fork. “Bring it up,” he said. “We can remove the fork plug and take a look inside.” I have since ordered and received the keys from Wes @WES PINCHOT. Thank you Wes. With the newly cut key, I was able to turn just a tad and it took a lot of effort to do so. Didn’t force it, so I sprayed a little WD40 in the key hole and in the chamber. I let it soak overnight. Tried again the next morning, I was able to turn the tumbler even more but not yet all the way. Kept doing this throughout the day, and eventually, I was able to turn the tumbler all the way to lock position and back. Awesome and another good news with this old girl. The more I sprayed WD, progressively easier to turn.
Here's the best news about this. Tyler sent me an email with a picture earlier that morning. He had found an original aluminum AS Yale key number AN60, the same number as the tumbler. What are the chances? Then we traded original AS keys. Crazy cool. Thank you Tyler.
Here's the best news about this. Tyler sent me an email with a picture earlier that morning. He had found an original aluminum AS Yale key number AN60, the same number as the tumbler. What are the chances? Then we traded original AS keys. Crazy cool. Thank you Tyler.
Eddie_Boy
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Concentrated on these old pedals. They came with this old girl, and so I will use them. After several days of soaking in PO, I was able to loosen and remove the last two nuts. Play is very slight, so it’s not bad at all. Removed all the crud using parts cleaner and just on the bearings, no heavy wipe down of the pedal parts.
New white lithium grease for the bearings and assembled. These pedals may not look all that great, but they actually spin pretty well, better than I thought. Happy with the results.
New white lithium grease for the bearings and assembled. These pedals may not look all that great, but they actually spin pretty well, better than I thought. Happy with the results.
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Kickstand3
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
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I'm the Wiz, and nobody beats me!
If you haven't already, soak that key cylinder in Mineral Spirits or good solvent and clean out all that WaterDisplacement-40 and gunk.
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WD-40's Specialist Rust Release Penetrant Has anyone tried this stuff out yet? I picked up a can of the regular D-40 and this came with it as a two pack deal. Seems the new owners of WD-40 are going to town with all the new products. I have only used this once, and not for getting rusty parts...
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SirMike1983
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
The double bar roadster is my probably my favorite balloon tire frame type. It's a very clean design and it is a good rider. My one remaining ballooner is my grandfather's 1936 Henderson double bar roadster. I need to clean and re-grease the bearings this coming spring. I also have some better tires for it.
Eddie_Boy
Wore out three sets of tires already!
Love that blue color. Killer DBR.
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