Hub and wheel

 Cleaned up the wheel and loosely assembled back on..looking better..

Hoping to do the same to the rear soon 

Front wheel disassembled..

 Finally got the front wheel apart - was contemplating getting it shot blasted etc - but decided this project should be home brewed as mush as possible..

Its a given the tyres should be replaced due to age etc, guess that will be true of the inner tube as well.

It lives!!

 After playing with the air screw and idle screw..relatively smooth idle

Carburetor diagnostic

I managed to get the scooter running by pouring some petrol directly into the carb only.

So I suspect petrol from the tank was not being drawn into the bowl..

Bit mucky in there...quick carb clean and wooden toothpick.

The main fuel tube was blocked..so using some welding wire and carb cleaner finally allowed fuel through.

With the carb back on the engine I managed to get fuel drawn into the bowl from a makeshift tank..The vacuum drawn fuel meant all was well...but the engine was not smooth ,often idle falling ,rising and stalling. It seemed to prefer running with full choke..so base settings will be researched for the carb once I have identified it..

The carb has the following ID on it

M72 PDOC

I found this on the net for PD carbs - but i suspect mine was built by Bajaj under license??

PD carb

The  main jet is #108

The slow jet is #42

Front end - fitting is reversal of removal...

 The lower bearing carrier cleaned up and placed back on  the painted front hub arm, i wanted to remove the suspension swing arm bearings - but could not make them budge, so i inspected the bearings and replaced the two outer seals (pics later)

The front brake cable and speedometer cables were fed through the steering column without too much effort..

 

bit more done...

 

 more progress..at a leisurely pace..

Got the front swing arm installed 

 Getting there...

  Getting this back on the road - having stood unloved for many years

The teardown has begun - front first, i finally got to the front spindle - first obstacle is to remove the two bearing carriers ..i think i will pass this job to the local garage - as i will just use a big hammer!

i have disassembled to just the leg - shock absorber, mount , speed and brake cables all removed

Front hub