In this picture you can see the axel spacer and the lug bolts holding the wheel on. Yes, these old bikes had lug bolts holding the wheels on. To remove the wheel the bike was jacked up to get the wheel off the ground, the lugs where removed by using a 7/16" hex key (Allen wrench) inserted through the holes in the opposite side of the hub flange. The rear fender is hinged to open and allow the wheel to drop down and roll out the back after the axel is withdrawn. Once the wheel is out the brake drum and sprocket remained in place.

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