Amen brother! It’s the only way to go! Us Ohioans should know too well (with the salt on the roads and all the bolts that permanently rust into anything and everything!) thanks for watching.
Yes luckily there are several ways you can remove these bushings. Probably one of the next best ways, is to chisel the outer casing of the bushing. This technique works great for bushings that are stuck really tight and requires no special tools. I use this technique in the swing arm bushing replacement video. I go into great detail and show you how to do it in that video and what kind of chisel or screwdriver to use. Here is a link to that video: ruclips.net/video/VUnm81Dl1Oc/видео.html if you use this method to remove your bushings, there’s a couple things to take in consideration. So number one obviously the swing arm on the bike is made out of steel, the hub on your rear wheel is made out of aluminum, so you have to be extremely careful when you’re chiseling the bushing in the rear hub of the bike. What happens is you can cause a bur in the aluminum, and many other issues. The main thing is if you cause a bur, you need to sand it down with some emery cloth, or your bushing will be difficult or impossible to press in. Hopefully all this helps and makes sense, thanks for watching!
Been wondering how this. Looking around at these since mine sucked. Put in the new bushes and it was about three days until the circlip slipped off, sporcket came off and all four bushes fell out.
That’s a real bummer! Those snap rings can be picky, unfortunately you really have to make sure they are seated well otherwise they will fall right off! Hopefully you got your bike straightened out! Thanks for watching!
@@JR-gi3cd just by objectively looking at them, they look like the same cheap garbage that came on the hawk, my guess is that they are not worth buying. Since I have put the Japanese sprocket dampening bushing in my hawk I have yet to change them again, so I have not had a chance to test the Walmart bushings at all. IMO, go with the Japanese bushings the are worth every penny and will outlast the bike from what I can see! I have 5,000 miles on them and there’s no sign of wear so far! Thanks for watching!
I have definitely thought about doing that before, however there’s really no need to. Very rarely do I ever use special tools, sometimes you guys will see me using the bearing puller set, or snap ring pliers, but these tools are very universal, you can buy them anywhere. For the most part I’m using my three dollar tool kit that I bought at a flea market years ago, a craftsman tool kit that I got for Christmas many years ago. I use some picks that came from harbor freight from time to time, And I use some generic tools like a hammer screwdrivers and things like that. So again there really aren’t any special tools that you need to work on this bike, and that’s the beauty of this bike. You could hypothetically go to harbor freight and spend not even a couple hundred dollars and be ready for almost any job. Hopefully this helps! Thanks for watching!
They are actually holding up very well, I was skeptical that any rubber bushing would stand up to the abuse that the hawk takes, however the Japanese bushings have lasted for thousands and thousands of miles now, whereas the original bushings were pretty much shot at 500 miles, I had to modify them so they would make it to 1000 miles LOL.
Unfortunately I’m not in Columbus, however my word of advise, go with the Japanese made bushings, they are holding up really well. I may never have to replace them again! Thanks for watching!
Nice tools for bushing.
Hey thanks for the good videos. I am also a Hawk rider in Ohio. Never seize on everything!
Amen brother! It’s the only way to go! Us Ohioans should know too well (with the salt on the roads and all the bolts that permanently rust into anything and everything!) thanks for watching.
Thanks for all the helpful videos. Is it possible to remove the bushings with some other tool?
Yes luckily there are several ways you can remove these bushings. Probably one of the next best ways, is to chisel the outer casing of the bushing. This technique works great for bushings that are stuck really tight and requires no special tools. I use this technique in the swing arm bushing replacement video. I go into great detail and show you how to do it in that video and what kind of chisel or screwdriver to use. Here is a link to that video: ruclips.net/video/VUnm81Dl1Oc/видео.html if you use this method to remove your bushings, there’s a couple things to take in consideration. So number one obviously the swing arm on the bike is made out of steel, the hub on your rear wheel is made out of aluminum, so you have to be extremely careful when you’re chiseling the bushing in the rear hub of the bike. What happens is you can cause a bur in the aluminum, and many other issues. The main thing is if you cause a bur, you need to sand it down with some emery cloth, or your bushing will be difficult or impossible to press in. Hopefully all this helps and makes sense, thanks for watching!
U jus help me buddy fr fr thanks bout to get to work on it now
Great video. Thank you!
Been wondering how this. Looking around at these since mine sucked. Put in the new bushes and it was about three days until the circlip slipped off, sporcket came off and all four bushes fell out.
That’s a real bummer! Those snap rings can be picky, unfortunately you really have to make sure they are seated well otherwise they will fall right off! Hopefully you got your bike straightened out! Thanks for watching!
Are the ones from walmart any good do they last any
@@JR-gi3cd just by objectively looking at them, they look like the same cheap garbage that came on the hawk, my guess is that they are not worth buying. Since I have put the Japanese sprocket dampening bushing in my hawk I have yet to change them again, so I have not had a chance to test the Walmart bushings at all. IMO, go with the Japanese bushings the are worth every penny and will outlast the bike from what I can see! I have 5,000 miles on them and there’s no sign of wear so far! Thanks for watching!
bro will you start posting links to the exact tools you use as well?
I have definitely thought about doing that before, however there’s really no need to. Very rarely do I ever use special tools, sometimes you guys will see me using the bearing puller set, or snap ring pliers, but these tools are very universal, you can buy them anywhere. For the most part I’m using my three dollar tool kit that I bought at a flea market years ago, a craftsman tool kit that I got for Christmas many years ago. I use some picks that came from harbor freight from time to time, And I use some generic tools like a hammer screwdrivers and things like that. So again there really aren’t any special tools that you need to work on this bike, and that’s the beauty of this bike. You could hypothetically go to harbor freight and spend not even a couple hundred dollars and be ready for almost any job. Hopefully this helps! Thanks for watching!
Hock Tua 50!? 😳
How are those Japanese dampening bushings last?
They are actually holding up very well, I was skeptical that any rubber bushing would stand up to the abuse that the hawk takes, however the Japanese bushings have lasted for thousands and thousands of miles now, whereas the original bushings were pretty much shot at 500 miles, I had to modify them so they would make it to 1000 miles LOL.
@@goodolboys713 Thanks a lot for tips and links, already changed mine to those bushings. Have no play at all now. Time to beat it up a bit lol
@@kasimov1994 yes sir! Ride it hard and put it away wet lol! Thanks for watching!
Awesome vid....time for the DLX 250CC Bro!!
A dlx would be sweet!! I am saving for the crf450l 🤑 my hawk has at least another 10,000miles to go anyways lol! Thanks for watching!
@@goodolboys713 follow every single video.....happy Thanksgiving 😊
@@chechoboost thanks so much!! Happy thanksgiving! Thanks for watching and commenting!
can u drop the link of the sprocket u bought
They are linked in the description of this video:
ruclips.net/video/LS1pO7glc6E/видео.html
Hey man I think I’m missing my snap ring any help please
Your local hardware store would be your best bet.
are you in Columbus. maybe you could help me with mine
Unfortunately I’m not in Columbus, however my word of advise, go with the Japanese made bushings, they are holding up really well. I may never have to replace them again! Thanks for watching!
Noice
What is the name of the tools
Bearing puller which has a slide hammer in the kit. You can use this kit for many other things on the bike as well. Thanks for watching!
Get the slide hammer kit from harbor freight 26$. Worked way easier than this.
My bushings ain’t coming out. With needle nose pliers or anything. I broke my fuckin tools.