Jay81
Riding a '38 Autocycle Deluxe
My Murray Fleetline has a Musselman rear hub. When I got the bike, it rode fine but had some slack in it, whether pedaling or braking.
I only rode it a few times, and now it just spins without engaging at all, in either direction.
I finally got around to taking it apart today. Not real familiar with these, only rebuilt one.
I've done enough New Departure model D hubs I could almost do them blindfolded. Don't know why folks make such a fuss about them, they aren't hard to rebuild at all.
Anyway, I've cleaned all the parts and I'm not seeing anything that looks very worn. There was quite a bit of old hard grease, not sure if that could have been the cause. Considering putting it back together, clean and freshly greased and see if that makes a difference. Or, I have a set of the spare internals, not sure what all the pieces are called, but the clutch and associated parts that I could use.
I took a video today but the file was too big to upload. I had the bike on my repair stand and pedaled it by hand for over a minute and only the cog would turn. Same thing with braking. Basically just freewheeling in both directions. Kinda wish it had a ND, I could just put my blindfold on and get to work lol.
I only rode it a few times, and now it just spins without engaging at all, in either direction.
I finally got around to taking it apart today. Not real familiar with these, only rebuilt one.
I've done enough New Departure model D hubs I could almost do them blindfolded. Don't know why folks make such a fuss about them, they aren't hard to rebuild at all.
Anyway, I've cleaned all the parts and I'm not seeing anything that looks very worn. There was quite a bit of old hard grease, not sure if that could have been the cause. Considering putting it back together, clean and freshly greased and see if that makes a difference. Or, I have a set of the spare internals, not sure what all the pieces are called, but the clutch and associated parts that I could use.
I took a video today but the file was too big to upload. I had the bike on my repair stand and pedaled it by hand for over a minute and only the cog would turn. Same thing with braking. Basically just freewheeling in both directions. Kinda wish it had a ND, I could just put my blindfold on and get to work lol.