Hi All, So, I have had the swinging arm off this 61k CB Two-Fifty shot blasted and a mate has painted it for me but I'm not sure if I've jumped the gun getting it painted? The reason I ask is that I'm not sure if I should replace the bushes etc while I've got it all stripped down? A new set of parts [1] would be 60 notes which whilst quite expensive (to me and on a 15 yr old runabout) I don't mind doing so if it's going to give me a better final product (and thinking the Daughter may well be riding this later on). A couple of the existing end cap / seals are showing signs of wear (potentially allowing sideways movement on the arm) and the pins are showing signs of wear in a highly polished area at diagonally opposite sides / ends of each bearing pin (no noticeable step / ridge though). Placing the pin in the bush doesn't reveal loads of slack so I question if a new set would actually feel *much* different? Yes, I could bung it all back together and stick it through the MOT (an I guess it will pass as it hasn't done many miles since the last pass) and I can always strip the arm out again later and replace the bearing but it would be much easier to do now while it's all out. So panel, is this one of those areas where it wouldn't make much difference if it wasn't 'perfect' (especially considering what the bike is etc). All the best .. T i m [1] 4 end caps / seals. 4 bushes. 2 pivot pin / tubes.
