Bill, are these the shouldered bushings similar to the ones you (or someone) posted a pic of in another thread?
Yes, they're shouldered (flanged), and have grease grooves on the inside.WOZERD said:Bill, are these the shouldered bushings similar to the ones you (or someone) posted a pic of in another thread?
Firt, I really don't know about the 350 bushings - I guess I could ask the guy. I really have nothing to do with it, I just happened to run into this fellow in my searching.Jeremy said:Thanks for the info, Bill.
Do you think it would be possible to get the same shop to make up a batch that would fit the CB350? (Part Number 52174-329-300)
This may be a silly question so please excuse my inexperience. Can you replace the swingarm bushings without disassembling the whole frame? Do you have to remove the engine and break down the entire bike? Or do you just knock the pivot bolt out and replace the bushings?
Thanks!
~Jeremy
Hey, Bill... got another question for you. Do the OEM Honda bushings also have a grease groove in them, or is that an extra feature added by the shop that made the bronze bushings?tbpmusic said:Yes, they're shouldered (flanged), and have grease grooves on the inside.
The stock (450) bushings I'm looking at (at pictured above) do not have grease grooves, they are smooth inside.Jeremy said:Hey, Bill... got another question for you. Do the OEM Honda bushings also have a grease groove in them, or is that an extra feature added by the shop that made the bronze bushings?tbpmusic said:Yes, they're shouldered (flanged), and have grease grooves on the inside.
I'm asking because I think I'm going to have some custom bronze bushings made for my CB350. The OEM bushing that I ordered as a model doesn't appear to have a groove. Should I have the machine shop add one?
sorry - 350 bushing is a different part, and unique to the 350, I think.SSCR said:Anyone know if these bushings would work with a CB350? I'm looking now but can't find any hard proof either way. Thanks
Yeah, the old steel ones can be a nightmare to get out.WOZERD said:Bill,
I told you how much play I had in my 69 CB450 street bike rear wheel. I never checked the play in the 72 CB450 "racer". I have completely stripped the racer frame, had it sand (sand-- play sand) blasted (loved the finish). and painted it using Duplicolor wheel paint system (beautiful titanium color).
Time to install those beautiful bronze swingarm bushings from Bob Franzke.
Popped off the washers, pulled out the felt dust seals and, thinking I was dealing with the phenolic bushings, started whacking away with my sledge and drift.
They are steel!
I've tried driving them out with a close to same diameter socket (destryed the socket). I've made a puller (AKA wristpin puller). Ended up gouging my swing arm, bending a 1 1/4" piece of gas pipe, and the 3/8's threaded rod. No luck, got one bushing to move about 1/4'".
Short of a acetylene torch and ruining my paint (not a big deal-- more worried about changing the metal hardness or causing it to deform) or, trying to figure out how to get a dremel into that opening to try to cut the bushing enough to drive it out-- any suggestions? I'm wore out beating on it!
Penetrants are useless - this is way out of their league.WOZERD said:Not what I wanted to hear!! : (
You wouldn't happen to have a magic wand would you?
I've tried the penetrant-- didn't phase it.
Guess I'll just have to be persistent.
Thanks!!!