So I dropped the hammer on the first step to getting the scooters back in the dirt. I made a trip to Buchanans for 3 sets of spokes, and their cool torque wrench.
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Out of the spoke sets, I was only 2 for 3. I should have realized the 250's Excell hub would need a different length spoke then stock. So a trip back to Azusa is planned for in the near future.
But since I had my 450's spokes, I figured I'd get done what I could. Since I was going to coat my hubs, I had to strip them down.
Sprocket, and discs were first.
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Then the tires. Notice the flat spots on the rims.
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And the cracks.
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My reference shot for spoke allignment.
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The bare rims.
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I got some use out of those bad boys.
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Next step was to pull the spokes. I pulled 4 of each, so I could have a couple spares.
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Then I went for the easy route, using some small bolt cutters.
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Then pulled the seals
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Snap ring removal from the one side.
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Then punched out the bearings.
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After the hubs were bare, I drilled them for the larger spokes.
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Then I washed the grease out of them.
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Then came a quick sand blasting, and masking.
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Since I was on a roll, I went to work, and coated them with a translucent blue.
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Ready for the oven.
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Much to my dismay, I picked the wrong color, or I went too thick, because this is not the color I was expecting.
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So back home Sunday morning, stripper was applied.
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So here is how they sit at the moment. Ready to be baked, reblasted, and recoated.
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I sure hope I get the color right the next time.
