[TR] Spigot (pilot bush) Question

[glemon at neb.rr.com]

I have a small collection of them, as I have bought several with best intentions of replacing when the engine and tranny are apart.  Have never been able to get the old ones out.  Have tried various levers and hooks, never tried the grease trick, but never had found one loose in there.  Ceartainly haven't done enough for it to be a scientific study, but interesting how experiences differ.  Isn't the spin or friction (oilitwe lubed) surface supposed to be the inside diameter of the bushing and ouside of the end of the tranny mainshaft?  

Greg Lemon

---- Geo Hahn <ahwahneetr at gmail.com> wrote: 
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Alex&Janet Thomson <
> aljlthomson at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> I’ve never heard of a brass bushing not being tight on the O.D.
> >
> 
> As I recall, the ones I have removed from my 4-cylinder TR engines have not
> been tight (just pulled them out) and the new ones easily pushed in.  I
> know that some engines (e.g. Jaguars) have tighter ones which
> require filling with grease and hammering a dowel in to force them out (or
> other mechanical means).
> 
> Geo