Originally Posted by
carfreefamily
Thank you. I've trusted my cones to it. I thought I was going to buy the bike and simply ride it, but I think it's going to be weeks before I am actually on it. The bike mechanic said he had rebuilt most of the bearings, but I"m finding that not to be true, so I want to get through everything before I take it out on a longer ride. I have a cotter press on the way from Bikesmith, so the bottom bracket will be my next job.
I just keep hoping that I'm not going to come across anything that will halt me in my tracks, but so far so good.
Check carefully how the Bikesmith press lines up on the drive-side cotter, talk to Mark Stonich about what to do if it does not line up well. Mine On my 1952 Rudge the drive side did not line up well, and two weeks later I'm still removing the old cotter from its inside - drilling and filing. I tried the press, then the hammer, then the drills. Finally the files, but there is more to do.