Thanks for the advice Bruce. You have re-assured me that I was on the right track for the install. When I first took the swingarm off the bike, the bushings were destroyed when I tried to remove them to check out the housing. I guess curiosity is not a good thing sometimes...
Wayne On Friday, March 5, 2004, at 04:27 AM, Bruce Giller wrote: > Wayne, > I replaced the swingarm bushings in my 750F awhile back and the old > ones look just like the new ones - both were Honda parts and were > plastic. Since the swingarm really doesn't rotate all that much, there > isn't much wear and tear on the bushings. You just need them to hold > the swingarm tight to the frame so that you don't get any squirrelly > action when riding. > > Clean out the bushing housing with a rag, I used some chassis grease > to > help the bushings slide into the frame. A wooden block that spans the > bushing and a hammer to tap the block to install them. Just make sure > that the bushing doesn't get cocked; if so, remove and start over > again. > And when you have assembled everything, don't forget top pump some > grease into bushing via the zerk fitting. > > Bruce > > '76 CB750F > > Wayne Young wrote: >> >> Thanks to all that responded to my question. A place called Parts N >> More online had them for $30 and free shipping. After having the >> Honda >> plastic crap quickly destroy itself while I was attempting to install >> them, the bronze bushings will be much better to deal with. >> >> Now does anyone have an easy way to install them without too much >> damage? >> >> Wayne Young >> 1976 CB750 F (in pieces...) >> SOHC/4 #846 >
