FrogPond
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Greetings first post and I have a question, I'm building a sidevalve special with a 100E engine, rear axle with brakes, radiator and front brakes (hopefully) on a dropped upright front axle & spindles. I would like to use the 100E's braking system pretty much intact.
I have some upright spindles. Probably E494A from looking at pictures. I have a '57 100E donor car. I have taken the 100E front brakes apart and the spindles have all of the same diameters. I guess I have the earlier 100E spindle, a good thing. The hub goes right on. If you tighten the castle nut, the hub bottoms on the spindle before the nut gets tight. If I put a spacer between the spindle and inner bearing, the seal will be off of the upright's narrow seal boss (probably). I added a picture [Measured (some by eye) with a digital caliper. Don't build a spindle from these] I'm going to clean up a 100E hub and measure it soon.
I'm pretty sure I'm covering well trodden ground. Is there a write-up somewhere ? Once I get the hub/drum on, I can figure out where the backing plate needs to be. I can probably make the big hole and re-drill the backing plates to fit the upright spindles. I'm wondering what the spacing should look like. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike
I have some upright spindles. Probably E494A from looking at pictures. I have a '57 100E donor car. I have taken the 100E front brakes apart and the spindles have all of the same diameters. I guess I have the earlier 100E spindle, a good thing. The hub goes right on. If you tighten the castle nut, the hub bottoms on the spindle before the nut gets tight. If I put a spacer between the spindle and inner bearing, the seal will be off of the upright's narrow seal boss (probably). I added a picture [Measured (some by eye) with a digital caliper. Don't build a spindle from these] I'm going to clean up a 100E hub and measure it soon.
I'm pretty sure I'm covering well trodden ground. Is there a write-up somewhere ? Once I get the hub/drum on, I can figure out where the backing plate needs to be. I can probably make the big hole and re-drill the backing plates to fit the upright spindles. I'm wondering what the spacing should look like. Any pointers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Mike