Subject: RE: bushings
Author: Donny
Date: Nov 25, 2003, 4:51 AM
Post ID: 1715323659
Scott - I just had my bushings replaced. They were so worn that the bike
wouldn't shift due to the excessive amount of play. I couldn't find the
correct Guzzi pieces, so I went to a local hardware store and found
brass bushings that were the correct outer diameter, just a little tight
in the inner diameter and too long. Remember these are oddball metric
sizes so the chances of finding the exact fit on all diameters is slim.
I took them to a local michine shop and they cut them to the correct
length, machined the i.d. to the correct size and pressed them in. They
also had to drill a small hole for the grease to get through. Total cost
was $65 for the labor and the bike shifts great now.
Donny
Charlie Mullendore wrote:
Hi Scott, According to the parts manual, there's a bushing for the shift lever (part no. 9111 1520) but not for the brake lever. MG Cycle has two different bushings in their online catalog - part nos. 1725 2050 (doesn't specify model) and 1825 2050 (Cal II, etc.), $1.00 ea. and $1.30 ea. respectively. Don't know if either will work. Here's a link:http://www.mgcycle.com/foot.html Probably easily made as well or you might find something that will work at a good hardware store. Do you have "Guzziology"? Might be something in there on the subject - if you don't I can have a look see. Cheers, Charlie Scott J. Grupe wrote:
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