Service help needed for my Spaceliner I'm at my whits end!!

[skamatt23]

Op 1). If you are going to mail it somewhere, I suspect there are pros right here on the forum who can help.

Op 2). Not likely to go well in my opinion. Most of these need to be torn down, working or not. This sounds like throwing money out the window. There are brand new ones made in India, but it seems like a lot of money when you already have what you have.

Op 3). Mechanically there's nothing wrong with the idea, but I think it would be a shame.

P.S. you should be able to watch this thing shift with the parts out of the hub. Tabs dropping in and out of a notch on that new spring of yours.

Best of luck whatever you do.

In my hand it is not working properly or returning despite the new index spring. The videos I have seen on line seem to behave a little differently but I can't find anything else worn or gummed up. It is clean as a whistle and lubed properly but something else is not working.

 

[skamatt23]

If you think you really can’t fix it and are willing to ship it, Call Denny @ East Side Bike Shop
in Centerline Mi. He’s an old certified Schwinn guy and knows these well. I’d tackle it for you gratis but I no longer have any parts other than index springs and discs

Eastside Bike Shop

eastsidebike.50webs.com

No I appreciate it and am prepared to compensate with cash or ipa lol but all the local OG shops near me have evidently closed their doors.

 

[skamatt23]

Frustrating but They’re really not overly complex. Good luck finding a local bike shop that even heard of a Bendix hub let alone one which hasn’t been made since 1964 or ‘65. Only one anywhere near me. YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT. Do the brakes work? Take it apart again, check the condition and positions of the clutch retarder couplings, Items 11 and 13 in the manual. The clutch/s should still work but not very well if these are really worn, you might have somehow have them on wrong. Seems to me the clutch/s aren’t working. Wish I had it in front of me,at least I could tell you the problem. Only ones I couldn’t fix with a good cleaning and tweaking of the index spring had broken or missing parts.

I am positive I followed the instructions to the T for both Sheldon Brown and Schwinn. I reassembled it properly as far as I can tell I just need another set of eyes.

 

[skamatt23]

Guys sometimes as simple as something can be a step gets in the way. I'm plenty confident but this needs to be in the hands of someone with experience.

 

[J-wagon]

Mayberry someone can video call with you like zoom FaceTime or similar

 

[PCHiggin]

Ok, Take it apart again, Reassemble it OUTSIDE OF THE SHELL best you can on white background and take some pics. Lets see whatcha have

 

[skamatt23]

I'll try to get a video up tomorrow night sounds good.

 

[partsguy]

I don’t know where you live, but Tipp Cyclery in Tipp City, OH rebuilt the transmission for my ‘55 Radiobike and did a phenomenal job. It is a Bendix 2-speed manual. They also ordered the correct spokes and did all the assembly work. Top notch.

 

[piercer_99]

 

[J-wagon]

Some pics of my bendix red band kickback assembled various angles