I am thinking of having my local machine shop make me a bronze bushing for a pilot bearing on my 1985 617. I am thinking of having 10 made, though I don't have a cost at this time. The bearing for the 240D was six or eight bucks and I expect we will have to spend more then that. But it seems to me from the research done on this forum that there is no correct bearing for the 85 617 with a bore of 34mm in the tail of the crank. Therefore a bronze bushing would be the way to go.

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