After making sure the derailleur hanger is straight, I bolt on the Suntour 4050 rear derailleur...
Next, the Suntour 4050 front derailleur gets clamped on. I love it when the paint is faded a bit so I can see where the front derailleur was mounted before. It saves me from measuring a two millimeter gap between the chainring teeth and the bottom edge of the derailleur cage. I still have to make sure it's rotated correctly, however, so that it's clamped parallel to the frame.
Then the Dia-Compe brake calipers, front (on the still detached fork) and rear...
Now I install the headset and fork, smearing lots of marine grease on the shiny clean bearings first...
It's very nice Tange headset, you'd think it was new!
Finally, the Suntour 4050 Accushift shift levers just screw on as one piece each, unlike earlier shifters that had a million parts you had to get in just the right order...
Finally, the Suntour 4050 Accushift shift levers just screw on as one piece each, unlike earlier shifters that had a million parts you had to get in just the right order...
That's where I stopped last night... So tonight I get to do wheels and chain, stem and handlebars and brake levers!