Delrin bushings DIY ?'s

[khuebner250]

I have some black acetal I'm thinking of making some spring eye and shackle bushings. For the eye bushings, I was going to use the 1 1/2" rod at 3" long. My bolts are 5/8" x 4"and are smooth for 3 1/8". Do I need to have a steel sleeve?

What do you think.

 

[mopowers]

I would use a steel sleeve. You can use ones from old stock bushings.

 

[TrailBeast]

I have some black acetal I'm thinking of making some spring eye and shackle bushings. For the eye bushings, I was going to use the 1 1/2" rod at 3" long. My bolts are 5/8" x 4"and are smooth for 3 1/8". Do I need to have a steel sleeve?

What do you think.

The poly eye bushings don't use a steel sleeve, so I wouldn't imagine delrin would need it.

 

[RedFish]

My bushings are 2 piece and came with a new sleeve. I think the sleeve prevents crushing the bushings ( bolt tightens to the sleeves length ).

 

[mopowers]

The poly eye bushings sure do come with a steel sleeve. So do aluminum eye bushings. I would think you'd want the pivot action to be between the bushing and the sleeve, not between the bushing and the spring eye.

 

[khuebner250]

Here's what messing around today brought about. Poly on the right and on the left the delrin I made on a work lathe.

 

[khuebner250]

Also my calvert shackles came with poly bushing with no sleeves.

 

[jeffnmo]

Nice work there khuebner250.

Jeff