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Re: [Spridgets] It's a pilot bushing miracle

To: "spritenut@comcast.net" <spritenut@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] It&#39;s a pilot bushing miracle
From: Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 18:20:10 -0700 (PDT)
If you raced, you&#39;d have choice of broken input shafts to use. Best fit 
possible. Drilling it out is still way easier, but this was satisfying.

Frank wrote: 
> Ron Soave wrote:
>> After talking to Peter and thinking "why not?" (some of the best and worst 
>times of my life have started with that phrase), for the very first time in 
>maybe 15 tries, the "grease and input shaft" trick worked for pilot bushing 
>removal. The grease did not go on my person or all over the shop as previous 
>attempts over the years. The bushung cracked into 35 pieces or so and was a 
>pain to clean up, but I'll call it a success.
>> 
>>   
> With grease and a suitable drift, aka a 1/4" drive 7/16 socket with an 
>extension stuck in it, it works for me all the time, I just popped one out 
>last week.
> -- Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
> My own Fleet of Sprites
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