Peugout restoration help

[stupug]

I've just bought a bit of a run down Peugeot premiere for a tenner. I'm looking to restore it to make it look a bit nicer again. So far all I've down is cleaned it up a bit.

I'm not really to sure what i'm doing as I've never done this before so just looking for help or reccomendations on what to do, buy and how to do it.

I think I'd like to strip it all down and repaint it. Was just gunna spray it myself just the weathers a bit wet so not sure how to go about this.

 

[Daddybus]

Looks nice as it is... Well worth a tenner.... bargain!
Maybe strip repair clean & service where necessary.. Might have warmed up a bit by then if you still want to paint it

 

[Dogtrousers]

Here's what I would do:
Dismantle, clean and re-grease and reassemble all of the bearings (wheels, BB, headset and pedals).
Thoroughly Clean the sprockets. I wouldn't bother taking the freewheel/cassette (not sure which it is) off, but I might visit it with a bit of light oil.
Take the brakes and gear mechanisms off. Clean them. If they are feeling smooth that's probably all they need, plus a bit of lubrication. Do those brakes match or has the rear been replaced? Worst case you may want to dismantle the brakes and clean off any corrosion, grease, reassemble.
Take the seatpost out. Grease it.
Clean and relube the chain. Possibly replace.
Replace all the cables (inner and outer). Replace the brake blocks.
Give the frame a good clean and maybe polish.
Retape the handlebars.

Just lots of taking to bits, cleaning, greasing and reassembling really.

I wouldn't necessarily do all that in one go, unless I had some free time and felt like it. I bet that frame will come up really nice with a bit of spit and polish.

 

[raleighnut]

^^^^^^+1. bargain for a tenner.

 

[mjr]

I think I'd like to strip it all down and repaint it. Was just gunna spray it myself just the weathers a bit wet so not sure how to go about this.

I'd leave that until it's warmer. I painted a bike last winter and the curing time was shockingly long even though I heated the paint room - which isn't easy given you also must keep it ventilated.

 

[biggs682]

^^^^^^+1. bargain for a tenner.

certainly is , wipe it over blow the tyres up and ride it

 

[stupug]

Thanks everyone.

Been able to disassemble it all apart from the stem and forks, they just won't move. Does anyone have any tips on how to do this?

 

[Dean Griffin]

Spray penetrating oil (wd40) around the stem and leave overnight. If you have loosened the nut on the stem, check to see if it has freed the expander at the bottom (if the bolt just rises out of the stem it hasn't), if not just get a piece of wood to protect it and strike it down with a hammer with a short sharp blow. Even if the expander has released, this same method with a bang on the stem (with the wood to protect) will often free it enough if you have soaked it over night. If you can get a little movement keep spraying the wd 40 and wiggling it and you will get it out. You need to be careful not to damage the forks by twisting it too hard if it is not moving at all and you are trying to wedge the forks in something for purchase.

 

[Dogtrousers]

This recent thread might help Trouble removing stem

 

[Illaveago]

If the weather eventually improves and you do decide to repaint it you don't have to strip it to bare metal. You could just rub down the areas that are rusty treat with Kurust feather out any chips and scratches, spot prime those areas and rub the frame down with a red or grey Skotchbrite pad just to key the paintwork.thoroughly clean and degease the frame before painting. A Skotchbrite pad is like one of those kitchen scouring pads.

 

[stupug]

Got another problem now. After I eventually managed to get the cranks off using a gear jaw as my crank puller was to big for the drive side. The bottom bracket is well and truly stuck. I've got the none drive side lock nut out but I can't move the drive side at all. I am right in thinking this one is clockwise to remove? I've soaked and soaked it in wd40 and it still won't budge.

 

[raleighnut]

Thanks everyone.

Been able to disassemble it all apart from the stem and forks, they just won't move. Does anyone have any tips on how to do this?

You did undo the top nut and give it a whack to release the expander wedge, not just take the long bolt out.

 

[stupug]

Tried all that with them stem and it's still not moving. And I don't think the bottom bracket nut will come out at all. From what I've read I'm pretty sure it's a bsa bb so is there a way to drill them out or anything and I can't just replace it

 

[Dogtrousers]

Got another problem now. After I eventually managed to get the cranks off using a gear jaw as my crank puller was to big for the drive side. The bottom bracket is well and truly stuck. I've got the none drive side lock nut out but I can't move the drive side at all. I am right in thinking this one is clockwise to remove? I've soaked and soaked it in wd40 and it still won't budge.

You don't need to remove the driveside (fixed) BB cup unless you are planning to replace it with a cartridge. It is clockwise, but personally I'd leave it there. Just take out the adjustable cup, clean it all up and grease it and put it back together.

Here's Sheldon's wisdom on the subject
For normal servicing, only the adjustable (left) cup need be removed. It is a bad idea to remove the fixed (right) cup for a routine cleaning and repacking. The fixed cup should only be removed when it is going to be replaced with another one, as when replacing an entire crankset.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html

 

[Illaveago]

Got another problem now. After I eventually managed to get the cranks off using a gear jaw as my crank puller was to big for the drive side. The bottom bracket is well and truly stuck. I've got the none drive side lock nut out but I can't move the drive side at all. I am right in thinking this one is clockwise to remove? I've soaked and soaked it in wd40 and it still won't budge.

It should be a left hand thread, so by doing it up as you normally would do should undo it.If you see what I mean. I couldn't undo one on one of my bikes so I left it in cleaned it from the other side and worked from that side.