Should I pull it out?
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From: Snake handler
Should I pull it out?
I'm installing a new clutch and am wondering about the brass bushing that is pressed into the crank - the new clutch comes with a new one but how in the dang world do you pull the old one out? (it's not really old - it has about 500 miles on it - should I just leave it in?
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If it is not obviously worn out you can leave it alone. They make bushing removal tools but many do not get the job done.
You could use a thread tap and it will screw out. You need to have a tap big enough and high quality so it does not snap off.
You can use a snug fitting wooden dowell and chassis grease with a hammer. Pack the cavity well with grease and use the dowell and hammer to pop it out. You will want to wrap a rag around the dowell in order to catch the grease that shoots out when you smack the dowell with the hammer. Hydraulic pressure will force the bushing out. You may need to repack the grease a few times but this does work.
The hammer and chisel might work but I prefer the hammer and dowell method myself.
-Mark.
You could use a thread tap and it will screw out. You need to have a tap big enough and high quality so it does not snap off.
You can use a snug fitting wooden dowell and chassis grease with a hammer. Pack the cavity well with grease and use the dowell and hammer to pop it out. You will want to wrap a rag around the dowell in order to catch the grease that shoots out when you smack the dowell with the hammer. Hydraulic pressure will force the bushing out. You may need to repack the grease a few times but this does work.
The hammer and chisel might work but I prefer the hammer and dowell method myself.
-Mark.
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I went to Autozone and rented there busing puller. It worked pretty good. It was kind of like a slide hammer and I had it pulled in about 5 minutes. Took me longer to drive to AZ than to pull and install a new bearing.
