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Swinging arm bushes
SteveW:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on May 01, 2024, 04:44:13 PM ---
--- Quote from: SteveW on May 01, 2024, 01:22:25 PM ---I heated the end of the swingarm and just knocked out the bush with a long steel rod. Came out pretty easy, no cutting.
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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?
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They were about 2 inches long and definitely metal.
SteveW:
I have a set of the bronze bushes from Julie I’m about to install.
Do I still need the caps, item 15 in the picture?
Laverda Dave:
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.
Seabeowner:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on May 01, 2024, 05:08:56 PM ---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
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That's been my experience as well. Managed to find a couple of the precision steel rods when they were cheaper.
SteveW:
--- Quote from: Laverda Dave on May 02, 2024, 05:51:11 PM ---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.
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Thanks Dave.
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