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John Rudd:
I seek the opinion of the collective...I should know the answer to this but I've forgotten...

I have a worn oilite bush that I need to replace..Can I use phossie bronze instead and which grade should I use?

John Rudd:
Thanks for the reply,

Ok, a bit more info..

The bush fits inot an alloy housing, a shaft passes thru driving a magneto on a stationary engine that I'm rebuilding.
The lube system is by splash feed with a scoop on the bottom of the big end cap..So it looks like the oilite bush is to some degree self lubing...

I've looked at buying a new bush but the size I require isnt available.. :doh:

John Stevenson:
You can machine oilite with a sharp tool.
try sourcing a bush with larger OD , smaller ID and machine to size. It's also available in solid stick form but not usually cheap.

Out of interest what size are you looking for ?

John S.

John Rudd:
John,

The bush I need has the following attributes:

i/d  =  0.75 in
o/d = 1.00  in
top hat diameter is 1.125 in and is 0.125 in thick.
overall length is 0.75 in

I had given some thought to buying a larger bush as a last resort, if I'm going to be machining, I'd rather do it from scratch...If I cock up machining a bought bush, I'm no better off, if I machine from bar stock, then at least I get more than one chance....Bought bushes aint cheap... :(

John Stevenson:
That's a stock bush, let me check suppliers

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