Today
we take a look at the engine and work on the wheels and brakes
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We have decided to
install one of our Steib LT 200 sidecars on our project
R27. This might seem like too much car for too little
bike but this all depends on it's purpose. In Germany
the R26 and R27 were often used for inner city sidecar
haulers. Inner city deliveries didn't call for top speed.
Economical, light rigs are fine for threading through
congested city streets. Jon and Daniel will uncrate
and disassemble the sidecar in preparation for paint.
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| We have decided to reline
our brake shoes with new metallic impregnated linings,
this will give us the extra stopping power sidecar rig
will need. The old copper rivets are drilled out. New
rivets are started with a tapered center punch and then
driven home with a flat punch. One flat punch is clamped
in the vice to back the rivet head. It helps if you have
three hands for this operation. |
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The rusty spokes will
be replace with new spokes so the best way to remove them
is with a bolt cutter.Be sure you save every square spoke
plate , these you will reuse. |
| Our cylinder shows almost
no sign of wear. Cylinder head components are all in good
shape however the exhaust threads are partially stripped,
this is a common problem on R27s due to the rubber mounted
engine. We will have the exhaust flange heli arc welded
and rethreaded. |
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Final drive
is cleaned up with mothers mag wheel polish and steel
wool, this take time. We prefer not to bead blast parts
that contain bearings and oil as any sand contamination
would be disastrous. |
Join us next week
in episode 4:
That's it for now, next we lace
and true the wheels and get deeper into the engine.
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