We all do occasionally have one of those days that nothing seems to work… Well I just had TWO this weekend working on the Squirrel… With the wife and kids gone for two days, I finally had some time to work on the Scott. I planned to finish the two speed gear, finish and fit [...]
I started this morning with making a new magneto sprocket. As the one that I had made turned out to be not hardened as I specified, I have send that back. It will be hardened but it might be back too late. So I made another sprocket to keep the project going. I turned out [...]
Now I am sure: the rebuild of the Squirrel is cursed! Why? Well yesterday I received the new laser cut licenseplateholder for the Squirrel and yes, you have guessed right, this was not done properly… I asked to have it bend 90 degrees at the top and this has not been done right leaving the [...]
Yesterday I finished off the retoothing of the rearwheel sprocket. After I attached the toothed ring to the drum I smoothed the whole assembly out with the grinder and sander.After that I spray painted it with VHT black glossy brake calliper paint. As I have found out that normal black paint tends to form blisters over [...]
Yesterday I started with the high gear sprocket. This is fitted on a sleeve together with the magneto sprocket. The whole sleeve slides over the gear drum and is riveted in place. The HG sprocket has a boss on it which the new one obviously did not have. So I had to make a spacer [...]
