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I have run into a situation on the rear hub of a '35 Chief that I'm not sure how to handle. I'm looking for advice from anyone who has run into this and successfully repaired the hub. All of the holes were worn egg shaped, so I welded them up and re-drilled them on my rotary table. Now comes the tricky part - what is the angle of the original countersunk holes? I chucked up a stud in the lathe and screwed a lug nut onto it. I then put a level on it and came up with 25 degrees (50 degrees total). Now comes the problem - the closest countersunk cutters available are 60 degrees. Did Indian have a special 50 degree cutter or did they purposely have a 60 degree hole in the hub and a 50 degree lug nut?
I think this is very important on the earlier models since the hub isn't captured in the brake drum like the later models where the studs only drive the wheel. In the earlier bikes the studs also supported all the weight and shock loads applied to the rear of the bike.
Have any of you been thru this before?
Thanks
Sam
I think this is very important on the earlier models since the hub isn't captured in the brake drum like the later models where the studs only drive the wheel. In the earlier bikes the studs also supported all the weight and shock loads applied to the rear of the bike.
Have any of you been thru this before?
Thanks
Sam