Brass/bronze linkage bearing

[ArthurH 12]

Is this bearing replaceable?  Ours has a small amount of play around the shouldered bolt that passes through it, I'm not sure how critical that is the overall gearchange 'feeling'

 

[petert 630]

oem was plastic, so yes. Bronze would be good. That looks like steel?

[Gohn 73]

baker bm do those

 

I got a set PLUS the gearlink rods PLUS the brass gearstick bushes

 

https://bakerbm.com/product-category/products-for-205-309/gearchange-linkage-products-2/

 

and Pug Racing may do them too but not sure ..? they used to do the gearlink rods 

Edited February 4, 2025 by Gohn

[Tom Fenton 1,626]

Those in the photo look like the original plastic ones

 

Its worth getting rid of as much slop as you can

 

There are bronze bushes available although my experience is that most need a small mod of some sort to fit nicely on the shouldered bolt/pin. Easy if you have a lathe but not so easy otherwise.

[Leslie green 157]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293472967220?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=EuVmPRkXQV2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=dwDk9pSjQyO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=FB_MSG

 

Saw these above , I replaced mine with new plastic ones and its way too tight now guess they were not quite right , you can get a quickshift from Baker bm also with the bronze bushes in it .

Edited February 4, 2025 by Leslie green

[ArthurH 12]

2 hours ago, petert said:

oem was plastic, so yes. Bronze would be good. That looks like steel?

I think the photo is a little misleading - in 'real life', the bushes are bronze in colour - but I wouldn't be able to tell if that was sintered or phosphor.

 

I'm trying to establish the benefit we will get from replacing them.  There is some play between the bushes and the bolt, but what is normal? 

[Leslie green 157]

The plastic ones had a thin spring steel washer on top to allow some movement , if they are bronze already they are probably fine.

[ArthurH 12]

Thanks Leslie, exactly what I needed to hear