Yes it is a Villiers 9D that I have. I haven't done much with the motor yet, but do need a lot of parts. Is there any way that you could send some pics of what you have? If you are finished with Villiers, maybe you would want to sell the lot. My email is covcolt65@ yahoo.com. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks, Garry.

Thanks Rick for quick reply. I tried to send some pics yesterday, but they were too big.  I'll have to figure out how to reduce them. You are right about finding one like it. I've talked to Wayne a number of times about this rear hub and he has never seen one like it. Both front and back hubs were made in England. Someone in the past replace the balls with caged bearings which were not the right size. The caged bearings were placed in the original cups and wore thru. One side was replaced with a larger caged bearing causing a wheel wobble which resulted in destroying bearing, cup and part of the hub. The wobble caused the brake shoes to wear thru the tin backing plate. I was going to replace the backing plate, but now see where the hub has separated from the drum. This will have to be welded and trued. Since this isn't a restoration, I thought maybe best to try to replace the whole rear hub with a later Simplex. Just wondering how expensive that would be.

Rick, I got the clips. They look great. Much better than the rusty old ones. Thanks again. Garry

Thanks Rick.

Hi Rick, do you have any of these clips left? Thanks, Garry

Thanks Tom, I got the Crown plates today. This is very generous of you. Will you send me an amount that I can pay you? This is one of the best sites that I've been on. Very friendly and informative. I've always liked the uniqueness  of the Simplex,  but never had the opportunity to play with one. This should be fun. Garry

Rick, thanks. That really helps. I'm not a great fabricator, but will give it a shot. I'll let you know how it evolves. Garry

Does anyone know the front Pulley size, type and length of Simplex belt? 3L ,4l etc. Thanks, Garry