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Harley Davidson Sportster (1959 to 1969). Service manual - page 2

5. Remove rivets and separate sprocket from drum.

6. Remove burrs from newly drilled holes.

inside of hub. Follow through, and insert spokes in every other brake flange hole until 10 spokes are in place.

2B. 19” Wheel: Select a brake flange hole (1) that is located through the center of the elongated spoke hole in the small flange (upper flange as positioned on workbench), and insert spoke (4) from inside of hub. Follow through, and insert spokes in every other brake flange hole until 10 spokes are in place.

3. Turn hub over. Insert spokes (5) from the outside of hub, filling the remaining 10 spoke holes of

the brake flange.

4. Again, place hub on bench with brake drum end of hub down.

5. Swing the 10 outside spokes (4) clockwise.

6. Swing the 10 inside spokes (5) counterclockwise.

7. Place the rim over the hub with the spoke holes

having the most acute angle facing down. Check by inserting nipples in spoke holes as shown in (1, Fig. 2C-14).

8. Cross a brake flange outside spoke (2), under two inner spokes (3) and insert in lower row of holes in rim that angle in same direction as spokes. Start nipples on spokes as they are inserted in rim.

9. Follow around hub repeating the operation described in step. 8, until all spokes are secured to rim.

10. With hub in same position, insert ten spokes (6, Fig. 2C-13) in small flange (upper flange as positioned on workbench) elongated holes, with head of

spoke up and to the left in the elongated hole. Swing spokes clockwise and insert in nearest upper row of rim holes that angle in same direction as spokes. Just start nipples on spokes as they are inserted in rim.

11. Insert the 10 remaining spokes (7, Fig. 2C-13) in the elongated holes - head of spoke down and to the right in the hole. Swing spokes counterclockwise.

12. See Fig. 2C-14. Select any small flange outer spoke (4), cross it over four inner spokes (5) on 18 in. wheel, and three on 19 in. wheel. Insert spoke in nearest upper row of rim holes that angle in same direction as spokes. Just start nipples on spokes as they are inserted in rim.

13. Insert 10 handlebar bracket clamp screws Part No. 1214, (8, Fig. 2C-13), in the elongated holes between the spoke heads to prevent the spokes from falling out when truing up the wheel.

 

SPOKING FRONT WHEEL

1964 AND LATER (Fig. 2C-14A)

Front wheel rim is identified by part No. stamped in rim well as follows: 18” steel 43001-64, 18” aluminum 43009-64, 19” steel 43003-64, and 19” aluminum 43010-64. 20 spoke holes are equally spaced around each side flange of hub. 20 spoke holes are arranged in pairs on each side of rim well. Holes are spaced the same on each side of both rim and hub.

Note that there are two types of spokes, long and short at bent end as shown in Figure 2C-14A. One long and one short spoke are used in each pair. The long spoke (L) of each pair on rim crosses over to opposite side of hub while the short spoke (S) of each pair on rim connects to same side of hub. Spoke arrangement is shown in figure 2C-14A.

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