Dismantling Rear Wheel (Quickly Detachable)
Wheel. Ease the wheel to the
R.H.
side unrii the hub splines are clear of the brake
drum splines.
Tilt
the machine to the left (if a prop. stand
is
fitted, pull out and use
as
a steady) when the wheel can be removed from the
R.H.
side. See Fig.
49
on
page
124
which clearly shows the method to adopt.
DISMANTLING THE
Q.D.
REAR WHEEL
Spindle Sleeve.
Unscrew the two locknuts on the right hand end of the spindle
sleeve and push the sleeve out of the hub from the right hand side.
:Bearings.
Extract the inner roller races and dust cover. The outer
races
are a
press
fit
in the hub and should be tapped out from the opposite side with
a
soft drift.
Care should be taken not to damage the bearing backing rings if there are no replace-
ment rings available.
REMOVAL
OF
BRAKE DRUM
AND
SPROCKET
Chain. Engage a gear and remove the spring link; clear the chain from the sprocket.
Brake Adjusting Nut. Unscrew this nut and remove the brake rod from the
lever arm.
Brake Torque Stay. Remove the rear nut.
Spindle Sleeve
Nut.
Unscrew this nut and remove the brake drum assembly
from the frame.
DISMANTLING THE BRAKE ANDDRUM SPROCKET ASSEMBLY
Anchor Plate Assembly. Hold the lever arm against the tension of the spring
to prevent the brake shoes from binding and lift the anchor plate assembly away
from the brake drum.
Brake
Drum
Spindle Sleeve.
Push this sleeve out of the brake drum, applying
pressure on the threaded end.
Bearing. Remove the bearing retaining circlip with a pair of thin nosed circlip
pliers and tap olut the bearing, dust cap and felt washer.
DISMANTLING THE ANCHOR PLATE ASSEMBLY
Brake
Shoes. Take off both brake shoe return springs and remove the brake shoes.
Brake Shoe Cam. Remove the nut and washer securing the lever arm to the cam
spindle and take 08 the lever arm.
Withdraw :he cam from the plate.
INSPECTION AND
REWACEMENT OF WORN PARTS
The examination of the wheel parts
is
exactly
as
described on page
118,
for the rigid
frame wheel, except for the followingdifferences.
Brake
Drum
and Hub Splines. These should be a push
fit
into one another,
slackness at this point would cause the wheel to chatter.
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