i am rebuilding myheadlight motor. the 3 plastic bushings are destroyed, i've heard people use rubber hose to act as a replacement...any idea how that will work? i thought of filling it with epoxy to strengthen it.

hawks third gen offers a rebuild kit but its $26, but I don't feel like giving it to them. i feel like there is something that you can use for free around the house but i just cant think of it...any ideas??

 

I replaced mine back in '08 for the low price $00.99 . I bought my bushings from ebay, I don't remember the sellers name. you could go to ace and try to find the same size aluminum spacers and cover them in white lithium grease.

 

Same here... found the repair kits on fleabay for CHEAP !!

 

hobby store, teflon plastic in all sort of shape n sizes, easily made into,,,,, a Qjet trick to use Teflon sheet to replace bushing over brass, it doens't wear out and wont bind.

 

I just used three ball bearings from the local hardware store. Cost me a total of $0.75! That was back in '00 or '01 and it still works like a champ.

 

If you don't want to use the proper bushings, at least use something soft. If you put in something solid, there is a possibility that you will break other parts if something goes wrong. Personally, I would prefer the bushings to be the sacrificial piece.

I used old scrap fuel line for the free fix.

 

I bought a few inches of 1/2 inch delrin dowel and cut the required pieces. Cost a buck and will make quite a few bushes.

 

last night i bought four sets of bushings off ebay for 15 including shipping. wish i knew they sold delrin dowels, i would have just went that route.

thanks for the help guys

 

UHMW turned and bored to size might be ideal, not unlike the Delrin bushings Base91 did.