Raleigh Grifter Mk2 in Blue - in storage for 30 years!

[gingerrich76]

Give the frame a good clean and see what your left with. Good progress

[dimitriscy]

Still not sure how to make this seat look black again....

[4737carling]

That's always the dilemma when you do a project, you keep it original and replace the bad/broken parts with original ones or you go all out and restore it. Depends what your looking for. I started off totally restoring my bikes back to mint which cost a fortune and now I've gone on to preserving them using original (sometimes nos parts) and keeping the original paintwork. Some people love the original patina, some love mint. I love both!

[dimitriscy]

Yes, it will be just a cleaning of the frame, and see how it goes.. I didnt touch the frame yet...
Started from small parts.
By the way, i found 2 good wheels, and i will remove the spokes, to replace mine. They are same size, and they are in very good condition, i cleaned and polished half of them..





By the way, how can i remove this part, with the rear chain wheel, to free up the rear spokes and metal cover??
Is it screwed? Clockwise or opposite?

[mike]

its basically just one clip holds it all in place, remember order of spacers , they are different as well

[dimitriscy]

Jan 2, 2015 16:01:02 GMT mike said:

its basically just one clip holds it all in place, remember order of spacers , they are different as well

Hm...ok. But how i remove that clip...to release the gear wheel from the chain cover???




I suppose i must hit it in one direction (which??) but this is difficult because of the metal protector...

[mike]

clip is Silver ring on front, quite big it fits round outside of cog

get a small thin bladed screw driver and gently prise it off, it my spring off quite fast

you will see a small gap , its almost like a big c clip

it does not need to hit off it does not screw on, take the clip off now and it should fall apart into pieces

[4737carling]

lol I've never seen a spoke protector removed like that!! I would suggest as your a newbee to take the parts off and place them on the work bench in the order they were removed, that way they will be easy to refit when you get a replacement spoke protector (maybe take a pic on your phone then you have it for future ref)

[mike]

I can see what he has done wayne, think this might help you next though

the spoke protector looks well past is best mate

[mike]

keep going mate you will get there



ps do what wayne said keep track of order t hey come off, either photograph or lay them out somewhere in order they will not be touched

[mike]

if I am right wayne what he has done is remove locking nuts and pulled the whole cover off ?

[4737carling]

I think your right Mike. Everyone started somewhere and were always learning new things so its all good. Good pic by the way mike.

[gingerrich76]

Excellent advice peeps

[dimitriscy]

Haha Don't worry guys..i am taking pictures with every part/bolt i remove...
What i did here, was just unscrewing all possible screws from both sides....and result was this

I can allready see the big clutch spring, i put back the last bolt/cover to keep it in place
OK, thanks to your words, i removed that clip and all in order now
Cheers!

[mike]

good stuff now if you want help with inside of hub talk to ken on here