Ivy: Finishing Touches on Rear Wheel

Slept on it and then came back to try to get that flange off the old wheel.  Realized I ought to just back the bolts out with a hammer.  Beat them back flush with the flange, then used an old screwdriver as a punch to get them the rest of the way.

Realized that it doesn't really matter which flange seal you use, as long as you have the right spacer to go along with it.

The early seal is a 23x40x6 and so you'd need the 23mm spacer to fit.  The Late version is 27x40x6 and accordingly, you'd need the appropriate 27mm spacer.

I stole the 27mm seal and spacer from the old hub and put that on Ivy.

I also realized that the original Viola axle was a 12mm thread, which was different from all the other bikes.  I swapped it for the spare eBay one which was the more normal 10mm thread.

Getting the right side spacer into place with the oil seal and spacer pressing on the left was a very tight fit (paint scratching tight).  But maybe that's the way it's supposed to be.

Also, all the left side hardware (adjuster, axle sleeve nut, axle nut) fit better using the 10mm axle.

I punched out the flange bearing just for the hell of it.