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January 31, 2017 at 6:20 pm
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quote Buccaneer:
Mumbles, if I remember correctly, the bushing wall is only about .035.
I wasn’t sure if a person could machine one on a lathe or not.
Guess anything is possible!
I looked at the bushing again today. Most of it’s wobble is the bushing
rocking in it’s bore, rather than the gear stud loose in the bushing.
I may just try epoxying the bushing in it bore and call it good…..
then again, making a bushing sounds like a fun challenge!
Thanks.
I wasn’t sure if a person could machine one on a lathe or not.
Guess anything is possible!
I looked at the bushing again today. Most of it’s wobble is the bushing
rocking in it’s bore, rather than the gear stud loose in the bushing.
I may just try epoxying the bushing in it bore and call it good…..
then again, making a bushing sounds like a fun challenge!
Thanks.
Acetal turns really nice so with multiple light passes, getting the wall down to 0.035 should be no problem. If the bore for the bushing is worn, it could be drilled out and a thicker wall bushing made to fit but using some epoxy to hold it in place is quicker and easier.
Corrosion likes to build up on the outside of the bushing squeezing it tight on the gears shaft. It can build up on the shaft to but a good cleaning of the shaft and bore with a Dremel followed with some Triple Guard grease makes for easy throttle twisting.