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I have been working on my sons 149 as the speed is all over the place, the hydro linkages are worn from pins, to the bushed holes.. The tips on fixing these have been great, however even the pins that ride in the slotted holes have worn flat on this 149...

I'm sure new replacements would be expensive to say the least, so I'm wondering is there any easy way to fix the pins back to spec easy ?? The slotted holes don't seem to be worn, of if they are it's very little.

If no one has an easy way I plan to drill the pins out, then make new pins, out of what material yet I'm not sure. I made bushings from nylatron, and now the difference is day & night on those items that have been re-bushed. The white friction bushing in my opinion (and with the one whom wrote the how to fix the hydro) is not the best way of dealing with this.

I have a extra set of linkages, and I plan to bore the bushing areas out to install a small sealed bearing in place just to see if it will hold up etc. These linkages although several years newer than the 149 are still worn in the exact same places.. I will try to post some pictures up in a min