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Re: [oletrucks] Frozen pilot bushing

To: "Tony D'Angelo" <tonyd3@earthlink.net>,
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Frozen pilot bushing
From: "Claude Ramey" <rameyfam@n-link.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 07:10:45 -0500
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony D'Angelo <tonyd3@earthlink.net>
To: Oletrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Thursday, June 03, 1999 1:32 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Frozen pilot 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
>
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>Tony, I packed mine with grease and used the pilot shaft to hammer it in a
little, then add more grease. Mine may not have been as tight as yours but
it took alot of pressure to get it started, then it came right out.


oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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