I have removed the rear rack. I am working toward relacing the original 3 speed hub into a correct unbent rim.
I am about to decide that the pedals on the bike are correct. Believing that the pedals were not correct, I was surprised to find that they are Schwinn pedals. The bike looks to be original and unchanged down to the tires and I have a hard time with the idea that the original owner had any reason to change the pedals. I am the second owner getting the bike straight out of the original owner's barn. With literature help from a friend here on the forum I learned that the Schwinn part no. for the Waffle/Diamond Tread pedal is 57 505, with Manufacture no. 6519-A. Then with more literature help, the parts list for a 1966 L15-4, 26'', Schwinn Deluxe Typhoon 3 speed, list the pedal Factory no. 6579-B, I.B.M. no. 57510 which is not the Waffle/Diamond Tread Pedal. Does anyone here have reference material that shows what the pedal, Factory no. 6579-B, I.B.M. no. 57510 Looks like. The following pictures show close ups of my pedal, also a link to a Deluxe Typhoon here on the forum with the same pedal I have.
https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/schwinn-deluxe-typhoon-3-speed-400.157581/
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