bushings

by **civilizer** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:18 pm

so i was reading about bushings and heard 6mm cannot handle the stresses of an m120 spring, if this is true is it possible to switch out 6mm for 7mm?
i would have thought no because the hole size in the gearbox or is this not relevant?

by **Jester316** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:21 pm

Think of it this way: You have a hole that is exactly the side of a golf ball. Can you put a baseball through that hole?

by **Hype** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:23 pm

Jester316 wrote:Think of it this way: You have a hole that is exactly the side of a golf ball. Can you put a baseball through that hole?

No you cannot.

But forgive me but I have to do say that with the proper tools you can fit that baseball through that golf ball sized hole.

by **Pancake** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 4:30 pm

Don't worry about bushings, the size comes into play when ball bearings are involved.

And get metal bushings if yours are plastic.

by **civilizer** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:31 am

ok thanks guys. mine are metal but one must be worn in because it doesnt snap into place so i superglued it. brass bushings can handle an m120 right?

by **Cap n pickles** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 1:16 pm

Dude. You are going to shazaam you're gun up.

by **civilizer** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:21 pm

i guess ill pull it out then its locktight (blue) not superglue but i did research and it worked for others

edit: for those of your wondering
http://www.airsoftforum.com/board/Bushi ... ry18421034

by **league 4** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 7:56 pm

Never get advice from ASF. 90% of the people there are morons. Just buy 6mm bushings (not bearings) if you don't already have them. 7mm bushings don't fit in a 6mm gearbox. Don't EVER use superglue or loctite on the bushings.... Seriously? Where did you come up with that idea?

by **civilizer** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:00 pm

good thing i used blue then ill pull it out. so is it ok if the bushing spins when its in? none of my bushings would snap into place on one specific hole

however if bushings aren't supposed to move while shooting how would glueing them in place effect them?

by **Falcon7** » Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:00 pm

Cap n pickles wrote:Dude. You are going to f**k you're gun up.

Don't you just hate it when you are a gun? JK =)

by **league 4** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 4:42 pm

How loose are they? Can you see gaps between the bushing and the gearbox shell when it's in?

by **civilizer** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:57 pm

no just loose enough to not snap in they dont hold their place and fall out easily. no significant gap though

by **league 4** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:26 pm

I've used guns like that for several thousand rounds that were fine. The only time I had problems with that sort of thing was when I had element 6mm bearings... They fell apart.

by **civilizer** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:08 pm

ok thanks

by **civilizer** » Tue Feb 01, 2011 7:08 pm

when the gearbox is closed i can push one bushing in a little..2-3 mm should i place a shim too make it more snug

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