First, let me wish everyone happy, safe, and peaceful holidays! I've been out of touch for a few months, it seems. Way too much to do, some mechanical. Lately I've been in a slow process to bring back to life a piece of French machinery, a Peugeot TH8. That's tandem bicycle they made in the early 80's. This is my sweetie's and my Christmas present to each other so she can ride with me this coming year. Between that effort, the weather, and other domestic concerns I haven't had much time for LBC stuff. At least I can work on the TH8 in the basement.
LBC work does happen sometimes though. I just finished the last details getting the gearbox back in the GT6, then drove it around the block. The good news is that the squeaky noises I heard are totally gone. It is totally quiet (considering the car it is in). Even the whining on overrun in 2nd is gone. So the needle bearing between input and main shafts was the culprit. The bad news is that something is amiss with 1st. On overrun it acts like it wants to kick out. It starts making a clicking noise like the dog teeth are scraping. "Shifting" it back into gear, i.e. de- clutching and pushing the lever back into gear makes it grind as if the synchros are bad. Curiously, it had no such problem before I took it apart. Maybe I put something together wrong but danged if I know what. I'm open to suggestions. Unfortunately it means pulling it out again. If it's is worth doing once, it's worth doing twice, right? :-( The TH8 is an intersting machine. First, some of the components use French standard sizes, obsolete since even the French moved away from them starting in the early 80's. The rear hub, made by Atom, a traditional French brand back then, is a monstrous device with a solid spindle (no quick release skewer) nearly 11mm in diameter. It has a drum brake, necessary for touring tandems to do long descents without heating the wheels with rim brakes so much that the tires pop off the rims. This will be have a triple chainring set and a 6-speed freewheel. I've probably reached the character limit here. Must sign off. Cheers, everyone! Jim Muller [email protected] _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected]
