Re: [HSS] 27 Hudson Wheel Restoration

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Unless you numbered the spokes and holes of the brake drum and wheel felloe

and re-assembled in exactly the same positions it is impossible to get the

drum and wheel as concentric as it was when first assembled. The drum has

probably gone back on slightly eccentric, hence the binding. Have you

backed the brake shoes right back off the anchor pins and eccentric. Just to

give you an idea of the impossibility of getting the spokes back in their

original spot, if you have twelve pegs and twelve holes, the chances of

getting them back in their original spot are 479,001,600 to 1. I Kid you

not! You may be able to try shifting the drum around on the bolts to try

getting it concentric, or else take the whole assembly to a brake shop and

get the drum trued up.

Geoff.

----- Original Message -----

From: "okreg" <okgat@direcway.com>

To: <HudsonSuperSix16-29@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 12:51 PM

Subject: [HSS] 27 Hudson Wheel Restoration









Help Please,



I am restoring the wheels on my '27 Hudson. I have:

1) Remmoved, cleaned and varnished the wood spokes

2) Bead blasted the wheels and hubs

3) Painted the wheel hubs

4) Assembled two of the three wheels with a lot of cursing. (Spoke

wheels!@!@!)

5) Had the brake shoes renewed.

6) Purposely left the mechanical lever disconnected from the brake

assembly.

7) Installed two rear wheels over the new brakes shoes.



Question: With the frame off of the garage floor and the two

restored wheels in place, I attempted to turn the brake drum

successfully but with some reistance. When I turn the drum by hand

the brake drum will grab in spots. Any suggestions?



Thank you,



Rick.













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