Gramp’s 1941 New World - Trying to get it running as a rat rod bike

[Miq]

Torrington Pedal Bearings

 

[Miq]

New Departure Front Hub Assembly

How do the races look? What can I do to smooth these?

 

[Miq]

New Departure D Coaster Rear Hub Partial Assembly

This is better than the front but the smaller bearing race needs to be smoother.

 

[Miq]

Torrington Pedal Axle Assemblies

These seem functional but the Right pedal axle is bent and cut. Still looking for another 4" block right axle....

Bent and Cut:

 

[Miq]

Is this good vintage Schwinn lightweight bike porn or just too many pics to wade through?

-Miq

 

[GTs58]

Is this good vintage Schwinn lightweight bike porn or just too many pics to wade through?

-Miq

I'm enjoying all this and your pictures. Sorry to say your cones are trash though. Some of the bearings look cracked, but couldn't say for sure with all the lint on them. If you plan on actually riding the bike, my suggesting is to replace balls and cones, but my dog never listens to me either.

 

[Miq]

Thanks GTs58!

I haven't tried looking for those kinds of parts yet. Do you have a feel for how hard / expensive it is to get the cones? The balls are probably not difficult to find right? Love that you can notice the lint. Didn't see any cracks myself but I'll take another look - feel.

-Miq

 

[Miq]

Looked on ebay. The ND coaster NOS bearings can be had for not much money. The front hub WL cones by themselves can be gotten NOS too.

 

[GTs58]

Looked on ebay. The ND coaster NOS bearings can be had for not much money. The front hub little cones by themselves can be gotten NOS too.

Good news. Posting what you're looking for in the Want section here is another option. I mess with mostly 50's and early 60's bikes, parts are much easier to find.

 

[Miq]

Ordered the NOS bearing set for the New Departure rear D coaster, a NOS small adjuster cone for the D coaster, a NOS axle assembly for front WL hub including new cones and bearings, a set of new head set and crank bearings, and a 50's vintage crank. That should take care of most of the issues in those assemblies.

Gotta get the fork head tube sorted and find a right pedal axle still...

-Miq