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Re: melted shifter bushings



Brass against iron will wear much less than iron to iron especially if it is
kept greased with high temp bearing grease.It's done in automotive
applications all the time.New plastic ones would have melted again.I think the
brass will hold up a long time.
John

T Berk wrote:

> John Erk wrote:
> >
> > Has this ever happened to any one with headers on their car? There I
> > was, quite happy with the feel of my shifter after I had changed the 2
> > big plastic bushings that the main vertical rod moves in,and the one at
> > the end of the curved arm.Felt great for about a week, then I started to
> > feel a little slack, then it started to clang. WTF! Check to see what's
> > happening, and find the bushings I had replaced totally melted!I have
> > headers, and there is no heat shield to protect the linkage. I guess the
> > after market bushing replacements are not made from the same material as
> > the originals.
>
> I have a long tube header and I had replaced about half the bushings
> about two years ago. Didn't do the big ones on the vertical pole but my
> whole linkage is waked. I'll prob find them toast just like you did.
>
> > Making and attaching a heat shield was one solution, but I decided to
> > make my own bushings out of brass.I made them a pretty tight fit so it's
> > stiffer. Now I have so little play in the shifter when its in neutral,
> > and each gear goes in very solid( also added a weight to the shift rod).
> > Better than new I would say.
> > John
> >
>
> Brass is expensive vs plastic.
> Brass (metal) will wear on the iron linkage and produce a groove.
> Who cares!, I bet they rock!
>
> TBerk




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