Re: Melted Bushings...

Miles Chappell · Post by **Miles Chappell** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 7:40 am

Speaking of melted bushings....I bought out Transpac of all their Honda 600 parts about 20 years ago.
I got about 41 sedan front sway bar bushings which I sold all but kept one. I still have the one but it is worthless,
it turned to goo just sitting in the bag.
I was thinking the steering rack bushings were rubberized to absorb shock from hitting curbs etc preventing broken
housing. Since then I have seen even steel bushings installed. I made myself some bronze solid as well as the delrin type
and was selling the black delrin until last year - very slow movers.
Miles

Bill · Post by **Bill** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 8:07 am

Miles; But every car out there needs them. They just don’t or didn’t know and were changing the tie rod ends and ball joints which we know didn’t solve the problem.

Chuck Dean · Post by **Chuck Dean** » Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:08 am

I must have bought your last set of Delrin bushings this summer. You said you found a set on your desk.
Anyways, they are installed and working fine. I had about 5-6inches of play in the steering wheel which is all but gone now.
Thanks!
Chuck (mobile) Pleez x cuze enny tie ping or spelin air ores.

On Sep 8, 2016, at 7:40 AM, 'Miles Chappell #10321'
z600miles@...
[2cylinderhondas] wrote:
Speaking of melted bushings....I bought out
Transpac of all their Honda 600 parts about 20 years ago.
I got about 41 sedan front sway bar bushings
which I sold all but kept one. I still have the one but it is worthless,
it turned to goo just sitting in the
bag.
I was thinking the steering rack bushings were
rubberized to absorb shock from hitting curbs etc preventing broken
housing. Since then I have seen even steel
bushings installed. I made myself some bronze solid as well as the delrin type
and was selling the black delrin until last
year - very slow movers.
Miles

Miles Chappell · Post by **Miles Chappell** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 7:49 am

I changed the subject away from the steering rack bushings to show the rubber quality of
another Honda part that had melting problems new in bag.
I agree every car needs the rack bushings replaced, but for me to supply them is a tedious task
and initial $1000 outlay of funds, where I rather wholesale a bunch to Mike O or Ray Cave and let
them resell them. I was making the bushings in my garage on my lathe as well as the much needed
upper shifter bushings which are actually fun to make!
Miles