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The old ones you are referring to are like a bakolite. Cut a chanel in them and remove them before powder coating etc. Just cut lengthway with a hacksaw blade and prise out. Then cover the ends for powder coating. I sell the bronze bush replacements.
I heated the end of the swingarm and just knocked out the bush with a long steel rod. Came out pretty easy, no cutting.
Quote from: SteveW on May 01, 2024, 01:22:25 PMI heated the end of the swingarm and just knocked out the bush with a long steel rod. Came out pretty easy, no cutting.Are you refering to the short bushes that used to be plastic (Julies are Brass) or the long Center Collar shown in the parts book diagram as item 13 p/n 52141-300-000 a hefty £103.22 from DS?
Usually you find the collar more worn than the bushes, the early one is still available, but bloody expensive, the later one is not available but you can use the early one, preferably with the bolt having a grease nipple at each end rather than the one in middle of swing arm
Yes you do Steve. They are dust seals and they also have a rubber seal on the inside to keep the swing arm grease in.