hebrew hammer Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 hey guys I just put new bronze bushings on there and it took a bit of encouragement and heat/cold to fit it in. Now I got everything all greased up nice and I torqued it to 47 lbs. How stiff should the swing arm play be? right now it acts like its frozen until I get it to about 20 lbs than it moves very freely. I believe the new bushings are a bit thicker in width than the old one, hence the lower torque settings. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedshop Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 What are we talking about here the rudder on your boat? Swing arm? Suspension arm on a car? With bronze bushes they are only going to get worse with age, so I set them up a little on the tight side to start with. Not too tight though, I've never measured with a spring balance, just checked to see if it feels right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedshop Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 What are we talking about here the rudder on your boat? Swing arm? Suspension arm on a car? With bronze bushes they are only going to get worse with age, so I set them up a little on the tight side to start with. Not too tight though, I've never measured with a spring balance, just checked to see if it feels right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hebrew hammer Posted December 2, 2009 Author Share Posted December 2, 2009 oh sorry its the swingarm bushings to my xs400. Currently it has no shocks and is mounted on some blocks, it has no left or right play which is good, but how stiff should the swing arm be? It takes some effort to push it up and down with one arm, like if you wanted to push someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedshop Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 I'd set them so they just about remain in the same position when you let go, only just though. Any slight nudge should cause the swing arm to drop down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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