Topic: 400f swing arm bushes

[malcolmgb]

I have to strip out the bushes for the arm to be powder coated, at present it has the nylon bushes with a solid steel tube inside, the tube has no rifling for the grease to travel along or hole in line with the grease nipple this seems odd.
I was hoping to rebuild with bronze bushes does anyone know where these are available from now.

[dave400]

Got mine here Mal

http://www.four-shop.de/

Dave

[malcolmgb]

Got mine here Mal

http://www.four-shop.de/

Dave

hi again, checked there but couldn't find them listed now. When using these bronze bushes is the arm just bolted straight in with nothing else?

[dave400]

No Mal they replace the original bushes so it's the same set up but they are easier when trying to fit back in….use a G clamp or a sash clamp and one at a time.

Old photo of the ones I fitted is attached

Dave

[malcolmgb]

so the bronze bushes replace the nylon bushes, then the steel tube is pressed in, all that is then bolted back into the frame.

[dave400]

The old bushes are not nylon they are made from what I can only describe as compressed horse #$%*! Take the old ones out and you’ll see what I mean.

Dave   

[malcolmgb]

anyone know of another source for these bronze bushes, the German site link above no longer seems to speak English 

[mattcb350f]

Just got new bushings in from Honda for my 350f. The old ones were than compressed horse poo material but the new ones are steel. There's a catch though, they're different than the originals in that they don't have a sholder at the end of them like in the picture of dave400's bushings. I went back and checked the online microfiche and it showed that I need an additional washer and bushing to go with the new steel bushing.

So if you go with Honda, make sure you get those three pieces per side to make the "what I assume are upgraded" bushings work.

 Matt.

[lentobensa]

check:

http://www.oldbikebarn.com/Motorcycle_Parts/Swingarm-Bushing/Honda-Bronze-Swing-arm-Bushings

[malcolmgb]

in view of all the negative feedback about Oldbikebarn I would prefer not to deal with them.

Any other supplier known ?

[bryanj]

Have you rung DS and asked?

[mattcb350f]

malcolmgb, I just realized last night what your meant about the grease and the bushings.....
posted in my own project thread about it:
 http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=30467.0

I drilled the shaft out to allow grease to the bushings on mine.

I'm also curious... why bronze bushings?

 Matt.

[Triffecpa]

Kevin sells them here:


http://www.400fourstore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=4&Category_Code=C

Tracy

[malcolmgb]

I'm also curious... why bronze bushings?

 Matt.

thanks Matt, Bronze is obviously more durable, although the originals lasted 30 years, they also appear easier to fit and will not collapse like the oem ones.

Kevin sells them here:

http://www.400fourstore.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=4&Category_Code=C

Tracy

thanks Tracy, but I already looked there but couldn't see them listed.

[dave400]

Mal, email them.

http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.four-shop.de/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhonda%2B4%2Bshop%2Bde%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG


Dave

[super pasty white guy]

I'd expect that Hondaman could do you up a real nice set...

spwg

[Triffecpa]

Did you ever find bushings?

PartsNMore has them.

https://www.partsnmore.com/cat_index.php?model=cb400&category=chassis

Tracy

[mca2]

Rene has them, bronze bushes:
http://nieuw.honda4.nl/lagers/52108-300-300r-5.JPG
You can email him at info@honda4.nl

And most likely David Silver has something as well.