Windcheetah info wanted

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   Just (literally 5 hours ago) bought Windcheetah #295 from an estate and am now working on making it rideable again. It needs regular maintenance items (tires, chain, cables) and a thorough wash.
A couple of things have me puzzled:

The rear axle bearings need cleaning or possibly replacement. Are they pressed onto the axle?

The seat was mounted on rubber isolators (rubber bushings with threaded rod extending out either side). Are these the original design? Any ideas on replacements?

Any idea when it might have been built?

Looking forward to getting it rolling again. I've been intrigued by them for as long as I can remember.

Thanks for any info you can offer.

Dave

Rochester, NY USA

Edited by element6 - 15 May 2024 at 6:00pm

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element6 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Visitor (new) Joined: 15 May 2024 Location: New York USA Status: Offline Points: 4	Post Options Post Reply Quote element6 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Windcheetah info wanted Posted: 15 May 2024 at 6:00pm
	Just (literally 5 hours ago) bought Windcheetah #295 from an estate and am now working on making it rideable again. It needs regular maintenance items (tires, chain, cables) and a thorough wash. A couple of things have me puzzled: The rear axle bearings need cleaning or possibly replacement. Are they pressed onto the axle? The seat was mounted on rubber isolators (rubber bushings with threaded rod extending out either side). Are these the original design? Any ideas on replacements? Any idea when it might have been built? Looking forward to getting it rolling again. I've been intrigued by them for as long as I can remember. Thanks for any info you can offer. Dave Rochester, NY USA Edited by element6 - 15 May 2024 at 6:00pm

AlanGoodman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Club Chairman Joined: 04 March 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 8036	Post Options Post Reply Quote AlanGoodman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2024 at 6:35pm
	Kevin at D-Tek is probably the best source of parts and info on the Windcheetah now. I’ll send him a link to this and I’m sure he’ll be along to offer words of wisdom soon… 😁


Arellcat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Visitor (new) Joined: 23 March 2005 Location: Edinburghish Status: Offline Points: 95	Post Options Post Reply Quote Arellcat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2024 at 11:32pm
	The rear axle bearings are held in place in the rear casting by the two pinch bolts. It's been a long time since I had one to bits but you probably remove the axle by loosening one of the bolts and tapping the axle through from the opposite side. Seat isolators were universal exhaust pipe mounts, possibly used on old Minis among other cars. The ones on mine (no.202) were threaded 5/16 UNF. No.295 is fairly old, late 90s or early 2000s, and I don't think they switched to metric versions for quite a few years.
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