the unthinkable

[stooly]

Well, I did the unthinkable. I sent out my BSR to powdercoat with a plastic bushing in the steering column. How bad will it be? Your thoughts. Stooly

[ckoczara]

Well, I did the unthinkable. I sent out my BSR to powdercoat with a plastic bushing in the steering column. How bad will it be? Your thoughts. Stooly

It could be bad newes. I thought about having mine done too, but I remembered the bushing. There is a chang=ce that the bushing got soft and took a tight mold to the 5/8 rod. If that happened, you should be able to break it free by turning the handle bars. It will undoubtably be tight, but will wear in.

When I built my second stool, I found a bronze bushing at the hardware store in the bulk bins. All I had to do was file the OD to fit into the 1" square tube. It works great, and can be oiled if needed.

Chris :thumb:

[CritterBuddy]

Unless the powder coater notices the bushing and removes it it will be history. Sorry...

[kkuenemann]

It would depend on what type of plastic that you used. Powder is only cured at about 350-400 degrees, it may be ok...I had something done that had a nylon bushing in it and it was ok.