I have been trying to maintain my neighbour's old Raleigh. It has a '59 SA FG hub. When I first saw it, the inspection window was on the LHS. I thought this was incorrect, as the 1950s service manuals on the SA heritage site show a beautiful drawing of a hub with the window on the RHS (like my own 3 speed shopper bike) right underneath the legend "FW, FM, FC and FG Hubs". Having seen the photo an FG hub for sale on e-bay, I now think the windowed nut should be on the LHS. Can any owners of 4 speed hubs please confirm this for me?
Secondly, when I first got the bike, I could only get 3 gears and after much jiggling of the tubular part on the indicator chain, I removed it to clean the threads and could not get it to re-engage when I tried to screw it back in. I pushed the brass part emerging from the LHS, whilst trying to screw in the indicator rod from the RHS. I think that by pushing, I have pushed the part inside the hub and there is no threaded part for the rod to engage with. Can anybody with experience of such a hub please advise me as to the best course of action?
I fear that brownie points earned with my neighbours by fixing their hoover and brush cutter, have now been well and truly wiped out.
Secondly, when I first got the bike, I could only get 3 gears and after much jiggling of the tubular part on the indicator chain, I removed it to clean the threads and could not get it to re-engage when I tried to screw it back in. I pushed the brass part emerging from the LHS, whilst trying to screw in the indicator rod from the RHS. I think that by pushing, I have pushed the part inside the hub and there is no threaded part for the rod to engage with. Can anybody with experience of such a hub please advise me as to the best course of action?
I fear that brownie points earned with my neighbours by fixing their hoover and brush cutter, have now been well and truly wiped out.
