POST 16: The Orange bike - rear wheel brakes, bearing and oil seal
Turning my attention to the rear wheel- I removed the mudguard (cracked and needs a plastic repair) and exhaust. Rear mudguard and exhaust removed Removing the rear wheel is a case of removing the split pin and undoing the nut- can be tight- this one wasn't. Remove split pin and castellated nut and washer The rear wheel then just pulls off to the left after the brakes have been slackened- if necessary. Removing the wheel showed the brake linings were contaminated and dirty. The inside of the hub was also oily with corrosion around the surfaces. This was removed and cleaned and the "brake mounting surface" also cleaned. I don't think the brake shoes are salvageable, but the springs can be reused. Lift the shoes into a "V" shape to remove. Cleaned up brake mounting surface- no sign of leaking here and bearing looks in good condition. This raises the question of where all this oily stuff has come from - the obvious place being a damaged drive shaft oil...