Monday, August 10, 2015

Rebuilt front suspension

OK the front suspension is rebuilt.  All the bearings are in good order and covered with fresh grease. Axle and hub are good.  Repainted spring and a new shock.  All spinning true as far as I can tell at this point.  Placed the hub on for one of the photos.

Next shipment of parts will include the bearings for the front fork and some cables.   Once I finish cleaning up the frame the front suspension will be ready to go back on the scoot with a tire.  Then it will start looking a bit like a real scooter.  Before long I will need to begin looking seriously at the engine...






Sunday, August 9, 2015

Clean underside

July was a slow month.  Summer weather finds me outside more than in the garage.  But still collecting parts and moving forward.  Today I finally finished cleaning all the grease from the bottom of the scoot.  I have been using GOJO hand cleaner which is gentle enough not to harm the paint or the primer but tough enough to get the grease really loosened up.  With several applications I was down to a good clean surface.

On the bottom of the floorboard I applied a coat of Penetrol and in the rear wheel well I sprayed some rust treatment to address the very light rust which was forming in the well.  All in all it looks very good.  I still need to finish cleaning the upper side of the scoot and complete the rust removal process.  The last few areas of rust are large surface areas and tricky to submerge in Rustoleum.

I am almost done rebuilding the front suspension and expect I will have photos of that part of the scoot very soon.

Underside of the floorboard treated with Penetrol.  This is solid metal perfect for the rebuild.



Inside the rear wheel well.  All cleaned up and light rust is treated with a rust treatment prohibitory spray.