Posted: May-29-2008 06:08PM

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"

Posted: May-29-2008 08:14AM

It looks like they have them in stock now.

I'm running mine right now and they work just fine.   

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"

Posted: Apr-29-2008 08:08AM

Spank you are correct.  I thought about it after I posted and realized that when Minimania has these in stock, I would be violating the rules (selling a new part that competes with their business). 

I am making up some sets of them.  Contact me off line if interested.

Craig 

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"

Posted: Apr-29-2008 06:32AM Edited:  Apr-29-2008 10:41AM

I thought he had posted already $[edit] a pair. Hmmm. Must be mistaken.

--Spank

[edit: you're probably right about that. I took it out.] 

Posted: Apr-29-2008 04:32AM

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Posted: Apr-29-2008 02:26AM

Martin,

Mcmaster does not.  I checked them before going to bearing shops.  Mcmaster has a very generic selection of the most common sizes. Their closest size was the same OD but a much smaller ID, and 5X the cost of what I purchased.  Not to mention, it would require reaming to remove all the material on the ID rather than honing.

Craig 

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"

Posted: Apr-28-2008 09:20PM

Good input.

I'll earmark this thread. I'm wondering if McMaster-Carr have them.

Martin.

My mind's made up - don't bother me with facts!

Posted: Apr-28-2008 08:36PM Edited:  Apr-29-2008 02:21AM

After finding a few places with these bushings in stock from $22 each plus shipping from the UK on the cheap side and over $40 plus shipping each on the high side, I decided to do some searching at local bearing shops. I found a bronze bushing (same material as original) with the same OD and ID as the original, but 2" long instead of 0.8", and no oil grooves in the ID.

I bought one and made it into two 0.8" long bushings on the lathe, chamfered the edges, cut the oil grooves in the ID and installed them in my side covers tonight. They fit like a glove and required 30 seconds of honing to get them to fit over the axle shafts with perfect clearance. I also did an oil flow test and oil flows right through the channels around the axle and out the opposite side as designed.

Since the 22G421 bushings appear to be made in small production runs, and original stock is NLA, this is a great alternative. 

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"

Posted: Apr-27-2008 11:28PM Edited:  Apr-28-2008 12:33AM

Martin, as DRMINI says, I must have the 22G421 bushings.

Here are the dimensions of the two bushings:

2A3538: OD: 1.4" ID: 1.25" W: 0.806

22G421: OD: 1.5" ID: 1.375" W: .0804

I see now where I messed up when I ordered.  I didn't see where it says in small print "For Hardy Spicer type, see 22G421".  

Kevin, I'll see if our host has em first, then contact Karcraft. Thanks

Craig

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"

Posted: Apr-27-2008 08:54PM

If our host doesn't have the Cooper S bushing 22G421 they are still available from www.karcraft.com.au here in Oz.

This bush is only used with Hardy Spicers, all the other output shafts take the 1/8" smaller 2A3538 one.

Kevin G

Posted: Apr-27-2008 07:27PM

Isleblue65, when you say the bushings were 'too small' what/where are they too small?

If you're refering to the internal bore when they are pressed in then that's intentional - you have to bore (or ream) the bronze bushes (in place) to +0.0015".

I've done several to pot joint & yolk style gearboxes fitted with remote, magic wand & rod change gear bats!

Martin.

My mind's made up - don't bother me with facts!

Posted: Apr-27-2008 07:04PM

Thanks for the info on the possible replacement bushing.  I will try to find that one.

Craig 

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"

Posted: Apr-27-2008 05:55PM

http://www.minimania.com/web/Item/22G420/AddedFrom/Search/InvDetail.cfm

Your other option is to buy a set of these - made for the rod change tranny, but a hacksaw and a few minutes work and they are hard to distinguish from the 22G419 cover.

Posted: Apr-27-2008 05:35PM Edited:  Apr-27-2008 05:49PM

http://www.minimania.com/web/Item/22G421/AddedFrom/Search/InvDetail.cfm

I read in an email last year (circa 2001) that this 22G421 bush was NLA and that taking the old bushing to a bearing shop they found an INA bushing, part number PAPZ2216P10.  Although not a bronze bushing, it is a steel shell with Teflon like surface well suited for the application or so I've been told.

- excerpt taken from an old article on using the Hardy-Spicer from an automatic.

Posted: Apr-27-2008 05:25PM

I ordered differential side cover bushings for my Hardy Spicer type differential and the ones that came in were too small.  The part number listed was 2A3538.

So then I ordered from another supplier and I told them what I wanted and the details of my differential.  They said that they knew exactly what I needed and sent them.  Though the part number was not listed on the bag, the second set of bushings are exactly the same as the first.  Now I have two sets of incorrect bushings.  They look exactly the same as the larger ones, with the split down the middle, but they are too small.

Minimania only shows 2A3538.  

Can anyone help?

And lastly, if there is anyone who has a pair of the correct ones they would like to trade for the 2A3538 bushings, I would be happy to do the trade, and throw in a few bucks if there is a price difference.

Craig

"I drive a Mini. What are you compensating for?"