• Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Sweden - About 1988 and older

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'84 XC to '83 CR Rear Wheel Conversion - parts needed

Jon McLean

Jon McLean

Husqvarna
AA Class
I'm building an '83 CR500 from donor parts from an '84 XC500--stuck on the rear wheel...

I have a CR brake backing plate but am in need of the bushing, bearing sleeve and seal case(?) that allow the CR plate to rotate. Part #'s are 15-16 /810-01; /820-01; and /826-01.

Anyone have spare CR axle parts? Would be willing to take the whole axle assembly if all parts are there for a bolt-on, or swap a complete XC axle parts and backing plate and some cash.

For reference, the XC rear wheel and swingarm used the stationary brake backing plate with alloy brake stay arm that anchored on a swingarm lug. The CR rear brake plate rotates on bushings with a rod-type brake stay that anchors on the frame.

Any help or ideas for sources? Nothing but dead ends on fleaBay. Thanks! holeshotjohnny@yahoo.com
 
Jon McLean said:
I'm building an '83 CR500 from donor parts from an '84 XC500--stuck on the rear wheel...

I have a CR brake backing plate but am in need of the bushing, bearing sleeve and seal case(?) that allow the CR plate to rotate. Part #'s are 15-16 /810-01; /820-01; and /826-01.

Anyone have spare CR axle parts? Would be willing to take the whole axle assembly if all parts are there for a bolt-on, or swap a complete XC axle parts and backing plate and some cash.

For reference, the XC rear wheel and swingarm used the stationary brake backing plate with alloy brake stay arm that anchored on a swingarm lug. The CR rear brake plate rotates on bushings with a rod-type brake stay that anchors on the frame.

Any help or ideas for sources? Nothing but dead ends on fleaBay. Thanks! holeshotjohnny@yahoo.com
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Hi,

I think you will find it's not that easy, the CR rear wheel is designed for the CR floating brake plate and the XC is designed for the fixed enduro brake plate, the two will not mix. I have a spare CR Hub if you want to swap it for your XC one. I may have the bushing, sleeve ect as well but I wont be back at the workshop until wed or thurs next week to check.
 
What Autopilot didn't mention was if your using a XC frame you don't have the bracket to mounting the brake arm to the frame. That bracket is only on a CR frame & is down
near the right foot peg.
Also you can use a CR brake backing plate on a XC wheel, you just need to shim the backing plate away from the hub so when you tighten the axle
completely it doesn't lock the rear wheel, i've done it & never had a problem with it.

Here's an older post on this subject
http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/cr-vs-xc-wr-rear-wheels.27422/#post-245626

Husky John
 
Thanks for the suggestions and link to the earlier battles of XC vs CR brakes and wheels. I've got the CR frame and the hope was to use the XC wheel with
a CR brake plate so I could use the stay arm with the frame attachments. The CR swingarm has no lug for the flat XC stay arm. I've got a CR backing plate off of Ebay coming my way, but since I do have the old and a bit haggard XC swingarm too, sounds like I better just stick with the XC complete wheel, brake/stay arm and swingarm. If I can figure a spacer that allows the CR plate to work and not be too Mickey Mouse, I'll advise, but looks like the brake drum design is quite a bit different.
 
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