Ivy: Rear Brakes and More

Two sessions today: from about 10-1 working mostly on Ivy's rear brake.  Then went down again at 2:30 after a quick lunch to install the steering head bearings after seeing that the metal-to-metal contact was tearing up the dust seal.

Meant to paint the battery cover in ivory, but rushed it, and ended up getting a big puddle on the front.  Tried to sand it down and cover it over with primer again, but I think I botched that, too.  Might need to just let it dry then start from scratch.

Installed the new rear brake only to find that the arm was in the wrong position to meet the brake rod.  The arm was so rusty, I was sure I was in for a real battle to get it off.  But it was only the arm that was corroded and it popped right off without a fight.  The rest of the rear brake hooked up very easily.  (Installed the front brake spring on the rod; later removed it)

I liked these caged bearings because it was a metal cage versus a plastic one.  Will pick up another set eventually for Red.

Now that the fork bridge is sitting so high up off the frame, you can see the need for the plastic cone.  Will need to try to repair and repaint the old cracked one.