Author Topic: MYSTERY GEAR LINK PLASTIC BUSH  (Read 609 times)

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Offline Lotus 47

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MYSTERY GEAR LINK PLASTIC BUSH
« on: Wednesday,October 19, 2016, 02:36:21 PM »
I just purchased some original S1 gear shift parts from a fellow lister. They are pretty much pristine.

The parts incorporate a plastic bush or bearing. It is quite distinctive, and I cannot see Lotus tooling up this part. So where does it come from? The whole set-up is quite quirky. I'd like to find a new replacement part 46F6159 - see picture

I know there are heaps of liner bearing out there, but I am on a mission to return my S1 to its original design intent.

Offline Lotus 47

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Re: MYSTERY GEAR LINK PLASTIC BUSH
« Reply #1 on: Thursday,October 20, 2016, 05:15:35 PM »
I photographed the bush last night. This one would probably work OK but it does appear to have a large segment missing. No visible part numbers or ID markings.

I'm keen to find a new original part.

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Re: MYSTERY GEAR LINK PLASTIC BUSH
« Reply #2 on: Thursday,October 20, 2016, 08:07:28 PM »
Have you tried Banks?  Failing that, should be fairly straight forward to make up a bronze bushing that would do the trick.