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Thanks Keith, I probably wont get to it until the weekend but will post on here once I do. Thanks for your advice so far, it is appreciated. Colin

Thanks Keith, ok ive ordered some 5/32 bearings like you suggested and will fit those in the headset once I get to put it back together. So what am I meant to be doing with the rear wheel then, should I take it apart and open it up but is there a guide somewhere to rebuild these? Im not overly...

Anyone? I also got a chance to have a look at the rear wheel and pulling the gear chain out it was clicking between the gears so hopefully that means that the gears work ok. Frame now being primed with Etch Primer and then normal primer so hopefully it wont be much longer before its back for...

Hi Keith I managed to get the ball bearings from her bike and she has 25 from the bottom of the headset and 24 from the headset but as I say some are apparently missing so would that still be the 5/32 size also does 25 seem right so that maybe only 1 is missing? Also the nut on top of the...

Re: Keith I take it by 'headset' you mean you want a picture of the top of the handle bars rather than the top of the frame where the bar stem goes into the frame? I will try and get a pic tomorrow for you. You obviously know this bike well. I guess I will just have to deal with the hub...

Thanks Keith Not checked the dynohub as wheels were shot so couldnt check but do you mean the dynohub power or the changing of gears? I assume from your comment that they are a pain to fix or replace then? Headset I will try and get a close up once the frame comes back in a day or two. I will...

Hi My daughter has purchased an old Raleigh bike and we think its a Feb 1947 but would ideally like to know more as were going to need a few parts. The Hub says "Dynohub" instead of the normal "Sturmey Archer" and it has the numbers 47 and 2 which I have read to mean its February 1947? Id...