It's over 35° C here today, and I don't feel like doing very much so I have been pottering about clearing up the workshop and listening to The Fellowship of the Ring on Audible, read by Andy Serkis.
When all the loose bits were put away I set to to remove the rear wheel rim by undoing all the spokes as I did at the front. Very therapeutic!
The rear brake drum for 1930 features this bolted in ring which is designed to retain any loose spoke heads and prevent them getting involved with the brake shoes - Ariel must have had some mishap to make them realise this would be a problem.
The ring is held in place by three square headed 2 BA bolts which come out easily.
Here is a close up:
The next step is to clean and scrape years of gunge and grease from the brake drum and hub.
The spindle is all present and correct, except that it is very slightly bent. We straighten this out with some heat in the vice.
When it's clean we can put a couple of coats of black gloss on the hub.
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