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Re: MGB Swivel hub bushing.

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Subject: Re: MGB Swivel hub bushing.
From: john.bartholomew@amail.amdahl.com
Date: Wednesday, 8 November 1995 13:44 PT
I had the reaming done locally, and paid I think $80 per side? Anyway it
was the same price as if I had sent it to Apple, except no shipping!
>Look in your Apple catalog, they do them. Also, make sure that the place
>where you take them has the original align-reamer ($200) and is not
>trying to make do with a regilar reamer. It won't last long otherwise...
>Ulix
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Ulix,
     Just read your response on the above. Why will a re bushing not    t if the
reaming is not done with the stepped reamer? I have just *1 hour        cked up
ago* picked up my swivel axles from a local shop.
I had cleaned, sand blasted, painted the axles and then pressed in the  ressed i
new bushes. All I expected the shop to do was run that stepped reamer   rough. H
through the bushes. When I went to the shop the guy asked me where the  hey are
new bushes were! I said they are in there, all I need is for you to run hey are
the reamer through to cut them to the correct size. He said and I quote,uote,"Yo
"You are screwed!", We needed the old bushes installed. We press one oldinstall
one out, press a new one in, ream the new one and then press the other  m the se
old one out and repeat the process. The old one is used as a guide.     m the se
If you don't have the stepped reamer I can see that you need to do what hat the
is described, especially if you use an adjustable reamer.                see the
But why would it not be as good and not last as long?                    see the
What's the difference, am I missing something here?
Please explain, have I just blown my hard earned cash! Do I have to get
this job done again?
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