Thanks for all the replies. Second one went MUCH better. In case you decide to
replace these and haven't done this before here is what ended up working. On
the removal the trick is to cut through the side wall of the sleeve to allow
it to collapse and then can be pushed out. I used a dremel to cut the sleeve
but others suggested using a hack saw blade. Oh, you have to remove the rubber
first to get to the sleeve. It was suggested to burn it out but mine was so
deteriorated I was able to dig it out with a screwdriver. For the install I
machined up a plug just slightly smaller than the OD of the new sleeve and
relieved the face of the plug slightly to clear the inner sleeve of the new
bushing. I then used a vice to press the new bushing in using this plug as a
guide. The plug probably did not need to be made smaller than the OD of the
sleeve but the original intent was to use it to push the old bushing out, that
was before I fount out I needed to cut he wall of the old sleeve. Once cut I
didn't need the plug to push it out. Now that new ones are in I wonder if in
place of the stock style rubber lined bushings I could have machined up a set
of delrin bushings with a steel sleeve in the center and used them instead.
Marty
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