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My memory probably at fault, but I thought that housing/carrier for the thin walled bushes (have a pair behind the keyboard in front of me) were steel? Apparently, they can be removed as well in error. There were pattern bushes many years ago which had very thick walls and could only be used if the carrier was missing.

The thin wall ones I have are damaged at the inner edge from their removal. The only reason I took them out was that I had the frame re-stoved and forgot to blank off the bushes! As they were about 25 years old (although not causing a problem) I decided to replace them. Nowadays I would've just reamed the stoving out!

Johnny B

uktom77 wrote:.... I'd like to get my mitts on t'article. ....

Tom, I think this is the one:

http://www.jampot.com/article_read.asp?id=668

Great, thanks Eamonn et al


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Andy51 wrote:Hi, PM me with your email and I will send you an article I wrote for Jampot on replacing bushes. Andy

Hi Andy51

Can you send me your article too as I'm refurbishing the swinging arm on my 1953 G80S

Thanks

Neil W

Hi Neil,

It's now in the tech articles area, if you scroll up a couple of comments to Eamonn's link you find it there


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56G80S wrote:The only reason I took them out was that I had the frame re-stoved and forgot to blank off the bushes! As they were about 25 years old (although not causing a problem) I decided to replace them. Nowadays I would've just reamed the stoving out!

Johnny B

Stoving (powder coating) with oilite bushes in situ is not working well. Bushes will dry out, and coating will be ruined by oil contamination. Thus, bushes have to be removed and refitted / replaced if stoving is planned.
This topic has been extensively discussed in the e-Group lately.

-Knut

Knut

Cheers, I was still in my early 30's at the time. Another 30 years on, I know better but a good warning for others.

Johnny B