Messages

I would be interested. Do you have pics?

Great info. Thanks!

Thanks Paul. Note sent.

Added English measures above.

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the response.

Here are the measurements:

Diameter: 14.25mm or .56"
Total length: 240.5mm or 9 5/8"
Threaded area length: 25mm or 1"

As far as the type of thread, I don't know. The threads are pretty torn up. I'll take another look and see what I can figure out.

Thanks for taking a look.

- Jeff

The more i've looked at this the more I think that fabricating one may be the best path forward.

Here's a image of the frame after a bit of welding:

quote:Originally posted by gappster

Thank you for the suggestions. Hadn't even occurred to me use TIG to fill the spot. I'm taking the frame to a fabricator tomorrow.

Thank you for the suggestions. Hadn't even occurred to me use TIG to fill the spot. I'm taking the frame to a fabricator tomorrow.

I've been hunting around for some swing arm bushings for the Wassel.

I may have found a set but during a call one person suggested using Delrin to fabricate the bushings. I think that could be done if the bushing was made as a two piece part (there is an edge on each side of the bushing to protect swing arm at the frame on the interior and from a washer on the exterior).

I also did a bit of reading and it looks like I could potentially make a form and use a soft urethane to mold up bushings.

Has anyone tried either of these options and if so, how well did they work for you?

My thought is the Delrin could be to hard to achieve the original goal of the bushing.

Work on the Wassel continues. I started working on the swing arm and naturally the swing arm bolt has seen better days.

Curious if folks here had a suggestion for a replacement? Any help appreciated.

Greetings!

I am the new owner of frame W373ST, a Mudlark. The bike is mentioned on this site here:

linkhttp://pentonusa.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14154&whichpage=3

I purchased the bike from a member a year ago, in pieces, and I am now starting to work on putting it back together. I do have another Mudlark that our family has owned since 1975 that I am using as a reference.

Anyway, this weekend I had the frame sandblasted and here is how it sits now:



I have two questions about the frame:

1. Damage repair
2. Paint or powdercoat?

---
1. Damage repair.
---
It appears that at some point this frame ran against something (a road?) that created a flat spot on the frame. This spot is visible in the image in the back corner of the frame.

Given that I don't plan on showing this bike I don't think there is a need to attempt to repair it. I am curious if other members have had similar damage and your thoughts on having a skilled fabricator weld in new tube.

---
2. Paint vs. powdercoat
---
This is a well discussed topic on the board! I'm open to either painting the frame or powder coating the frame. My main concern is that the frame does have some corrosion and I would like to protect it as best as possible. I've tried to summarize what I understand below:

a. Powdercoating
1. very durable finish but there are some mentions of it causing some component fitting problems
2. Cost

b. Paint
1. Significantly less cost (I can do the work)
2. Not as durable as powdercoat but chips, etc can be repaired relatively easily

Any thoughts or comments on either topic are appreciated. I have scoured this site looking for information and the knowledge of the group is great!

- Jeff