Tony,
Find a bolt that is just a little larger in diameter than the hole in
the
bushing and about 6" long. Thread it into the bushing until it bottoms out
on the crank. Tighten it a little more and the bushing "should" start
backing out along the bolt.
You may find that the end of the bolt needs to be tapered a little to get
it started.
I had pretty good luck with this method several years back on a later model
vehicle.
Good luck with it!
Michael Z.
52 GMC 150
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> From: Tony D'Angelo <tonyd3@earthlink.net>
> To: Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Subject: [oletrucks] Frozen pilot bushing
> Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 1:30 AM
>
> Over the weekend I took down the transmission and removed the clutch.
The
> cause of the chatter in my earlier post was a bad pressure plate.
>
> I have got everything apart, but the pilot bushing doesn't want to move,
> even after tapping on it using a 5 lb. slide hammer. I don't have a
pilot
> bushing attachment for the slide hammer, so I was using a bolt head. It
> seems like this has worked for me in the distant past, but clearly not
with
> this bushing.
>
> One guy suggested packing the bushing hole with plumber's putty then
driving
> in a tight fitting rod (or bolt) to push the bushing out by displacing
the
> putty. Someone else suggested sending a tap through the bushing and then
> using a bolt to pull the bushing out.
>
> Does anyone have any other suggestions, or comments on which method would
be
> more effective?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Tony D.
> 51 1/2 ton
>
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