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My '03 Speedmaster needs a new cush drive assembly, I vaguely remember something about a T-Bird part being an upgrade for our bikes, or I'm imagining it; anyone, anyone Bueller? 
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I vaguely remember something like that now that you've mentioned it, but it was the old Thunderbird not the 1600/1700's
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Right, the old 3 cyl. I saw a mention of a part # T2012211 in the Tech Vault but it wasn't real clear.
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Does this help? It's short and sweet
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That's good enough for me,thanks.
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I just put one in my '03 Speedy. It's the Thunderbird Sport cush. A very tight fit, takes some wiggling & cussing. Tightened up the drivetrain wonderfully. 
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Yup, T2012211 is the part #. I ordered one from the stealership today. They had no idea what I was asking for, so that part # came in extremely handy. $82 and it should be in next week!
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I replaced the cush drive at 50k miles. At the time, the t-bird cush drive was backordered for 3 months. Went with stock.
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My bike only has 18K on her. The cush drive isn't worn out, it's just sloppy. The rear tire needs to be replaced and I remember being concerned about the play in the cush drive last time I took that rear wheel off. As far as I know the t-bird cush is in stock so I've got my fingers crossed that it shows up next week.
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Hey guys- remember me, Al Jones? I'm helping Bill E with some maintenance and he needs a new cush drive. Using the old t-bird drive worries me a bit as it gives no movement. That makes me worry about a short chain life. Is there anyone who installed the Tbird unit that has realized a full chain life span?
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Ive been running one for some time now (more than half my current mileage - almost 40k) and I have noticed no difference in chain life.
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Quote:
Hey guys- remember me, Al Jones? I'm helping Bill E with some maintenance and he needs a new cush drive. Using the old t-bird drive worries me a bit as it gives no movement. That makes me worry about a short chain life. Is there anyone who installed the Tbird unit that has realized a full chain life span?
Hi Al! Nice hearin' from ya. 
And re the tighter cush drive...I would think the added "slop" from a worn out cush drive's rubber would be more detrimental to the longevity of a drive chain than would using the more solid and tighter fitting T-Bird's, especially considering the added jerks and jolts placed upon the chain because of that slop and experienced during starts and stops from a worn out unit.
(...but don't just take my word for it...as you can see, the Z-Man here seems to have had the first-hand experience to bare this out)
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And re the tighter cush drive...I would think the added "slop" from a worn out cush drive's rubber would be more detrimental to the longevity of a drive chain than would using the more solid and tighter fitting T-Bird's, especially considering the added jerks and jolts placed upon the chain because of that slop and experienced during starts and stops from a worn out unit.
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Prudence's cush drive was 1/2" loose at the 1,182 mile mark. Al, your worry about the cush drive being too tight is simple unfounded as the real adjustment is at the chain adjusters, not in the slop of the cush drive.
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