[urq] RE : The endless quest for the end bushings...

[Louis-Alain Richard]

I already tried that, and the solution lasted only a summer... I bought
some 4000Q fronts bushings and enlarged the hole carefully, with all the
cutting tools I have here. The rubber was too soft and they collapsed.

The problem is the nature of rubber: you can't drill it, you need to
"cut" it because the heat of drilling melts the rubber.

That's why I want to find a bushing that is the correct size inner hole
(25mm), and shape the outer part to mimic the OEM green bushings. 

LAR


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Michael Hopton [mailto:Michael at siliconoptix.com]
> 
> BTW, would it not be possible to drill out a smaller bushing
> to fit a bigger bar. Looking at the two bushings on my desk
> the front and rear center ones are exactly the same except
> for the size of the hole i.e. if we just made the rear you
> could drill a larger hole for the front.
> 
> The same is true for the end ones, except the front is the harder
> green material and we need to drill from both sides to create
> the ridge in the center.
> 
> Cheers, Mike