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swingarm help
Spitfire:
--- Quote from: royhall on December 27, 2015, 06:52:56 AM ---You also have the option of a needle roller upgrade from Wemoto. http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/honda/cb_750_f2_sohc/78/picture/swinging_arm_pivot_bearing_kit/
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Now that is nice to know.
onethumb:
Hi all, Sorry to bring this back but tried tonight to remove the bushes, but I'm pretty certain their not bronze they are more like steel. I've a 1978 cb750f2 is this possible?
Thanks steve.
royhall:
That's correct. The bushes in my F2 were steel as well. There's various ways of removing them on the internet using all kinds of special pullers. I cut through them with a hacksaw blade in a handle the collapsed them inwards and pulled them out. A real tedious job to do. Good luck with it.
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onethumb:
Thanks for the reply Roy, how did you manage not to damage the collar in between the two bushes, and how long did it take you?
Steve.
royhall:
The bushes fitted to yours should really have stopped at the K6 model, with the F1&2 and Auto models fitted with the newer bushes that are way easier to get out. But like yours my F2 was fitted with the earlier type, I'm assuming they were a replacement by a previous owner. If you order bushes from Silvers website they also send you the older type, hence my saying I think they were a refit.
I did do some slight damage to the centre piece in the swingarm but it does not affect the way it works. It took absolutely hours to cut through the bush enough to get it out. I carefully used a jigsaw to get the job going, then cut right through with a hacksaw blade. You cant get right through all along the entire length, but enough to loosen the bush. I then knocked it out with a long steel bar with a straight cut end. There's just enough showing of the bush to hit it.
Getting the pair out took an entire weekend with a lot of swearing etc. I also had a very sore hand afterwards. There are a few write ups ont tinternet about making special pullers and other ideas, I will be going down that route next time as my way was a really tedious hard slog.
Try sending a PM to BryanJ or Trigger, I'm sure they will know an easier way to do this.
Cheers Roy.
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