Hey, new guy here but I've been reading this site for a few months to figure out what I've got. This here is a Speedway Shrike that I pulled out from under my father in law's collapsed barn this summer. It was my brother in law's about 20 years ago, and the barn collapsed under the weight of the snow about 10 years ago (upstate NY snow is no joke).
There was a good amount of surface rust, but everything is still solid. The rear drum brake was completely locked up but I got it freed up - the shoes and springs were just crumbling into rusty dust.
There was no motor in the bike (father in law has no idea when or where that went to), and unfortunately it is also missing the torque converter drive unit. The driven unit was seized up but after soaking it with some penetrating oil it moves freely, it is a Fairbanks-Morse.
So, my questions are:
- can I get replacement shoes & springs for the brake, or do I have to just buy a new drum brake unit?
- can I use a Comet 20 drive unit or something similar with the F-M driven unit, or would I have to buy a whole T/C assembly?
- possibly a dumb question, but how do I get the jackshaft with the driven unit mounted in this? Do I have to remove the little sprocket & driven unit & slide the jackshaft through everything, or can I pop it in somehow? The set screw on the sprocket is practically rust welded to the shaft & is such a tiny hex size I'm afraid it will just round out.
Thanks! This site has been an awesome resource so far!
There was a good amount of surface rust, but everything is still solid. The rear drum brake was completely locked up but I got it freed up - the shoes and springs were just crumbling into rusty dust.
There was no motor in the bike (father in law has no idea when or where that went to), and unfortunately it is also missing the torque converter drive unit. The driven unit was seized up but after soaking it with some penetrating oil it moves freely, it is a Fairbanks-Morse.
So, my questions are:
- can I get replacement shoes & springs for the brake, or do I have to just buy a new drum brake unit?
- can I use a Comet 20 drive unit or something similar with the F-M driven unit, or would I have to buy a whole T/C assembly?
- possibly a dumb question, but how do I get the jackshaft with the driven unit mounted in this? Do I have to remove the little sprocket & driven unit & slide the jackshaft through everything, or can I pop it in somehow? The set screw on the sprocket is practically rust welded to the shaft & is such a tiny hex size I'm afraid it will just round out.
Thanks! This site has been an awesome resource so far!
