Just when things seemed to be going so well with 'Stacey' our 1971 motovespa restoration....we hit a snag.......an expensive one. Below is the front hub assembly.......
The spindle goes through the central hole in the silver back plate. Unfortunately, when it was powder coated, the team worked on the spindle by bashing it out with a hammer. This stripped the nut in the middle of the spindle which had a screw thread on the outside of it. It locked into a screw thread on the inside of the shaft section on the silver plate....or it did! It doesn't any more. Ah well - a new hub unit is £60 and a new spindle with all the bearings is a further £30. Ouch, ouch, ouch!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I know a lady up north who used to collect bits of primaveras for years and she has several crates of bits and pieces in her 'tardis' like shed ('Tardis, for our overseas readers is the time machine in which Dr Who travels. TARDIS stands for 'time and relative dimensions in space'. It is cult viewing over here and a bit like Marmite....you either love it or hate it......in this household we are HUGE Dr. Who fans and have been since the 1960's). Anyway I hope our friend up north has one stored in one of her magic crates and that she might do us a deal......otherwise.......it's going to be a very expensive mistake to put right!
A crestfallen Steve
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