Powell model H restore
- Thread starter The Airman
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Great info. Yeah, it does not coast like in neutral on the motorcycle, so I've been using one of those plastic 4 wheeled plant stands I got at Home Depot under the back wheel to move it around the basement.
The "tang" seems to be built in from the factory on the H as opposed to a nut/bolt setup like you have. And that's the reason for the tie wrap. The arm kept on coming off the tang when I rode it the one time, and like you, I noticed no difference in the two positions. I think your spring is much heavier than mine. I might play around with spring tension to see if that makes a difference.
OK, the questions !!
I can't see the little pulley end (it's blocked by your clutch cover bracket), is it removable ? Mine isn't and that is the reason I didn't get that end powder coated and it looks so bad.
What belt number is that? It looks toothed like my original Powell belt I'm afraid to use.
"Note the bolt holding the arm" What am I missing? What I see is a fine thread Swing arm/Driver bolt with what looks to be a self locking nut. Where is the spacer to convert the belt sizes? I like the Comet 20. Good idea. My old 70's Horstman seems OK for now though.
Picture of the tang:
The "tang" seems to be built in from the factory on the H as opposed to a nut/bolt setup like you have. And that's the reason for the tie wrap. The arm kept on coming off the tang when I rode it the one time, and like you, I noticed no difference in the two positions. I think your spring is much heavier than mine. I might play around with spring tension to see if that makes a difference.
OK, the questions !!
I can't see the little pulley end (it's blocked by your clutch cover bracket), is it removable ? Mine isn't and that is the reason I didn't get that end powder coated and it looks so bad.
What belt number is that? It looks toothed like my original Powell belt I'm afraid to use.
"Note the bolt holding the arm" What am I missing? What I see is a fine thread Swing arm/Driver bolt with what looks to be a self locking nut. Where is the spacer to convert the belt sizes? I like the Comet 20. Good idea. My old 70's Horstman seems OK for now though.
Picture of the tang:
