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WorkInProgress
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Posted: 17 Sep. 2016 at 4:47am |
my 48 cj2a with L head I just had the flywheel resurfaced at a local machine shop and installed a new clutch and i installed a new pilot bushing for the flywheel and now that I see some people online talking about soaking the new bushing in oil before install....umm I didn't soak mine before install. should I have? I was just planning on putting a little mobil 1 synthetic grease on the ID of the bushing and that's it but I did NOT soak mine before install. should I have?
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Bruce W
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I installed many, many pilot bushings in Chevrolet's and others over the years, with nothing more than a swipe of whatever grease was handy, with no problems, before an old-timer showed me how he "packed" the bushings:
Press the bushing down on your left index finger until it will not fall off when turned over. Your finger has now "plugged" that side of the bushing. Hold the bushing with the open end facing up and fill the center with motor oil - whatever's handy. Now put your right thumb over the open end of the bushing, and with your right index finger behind the left one, squeeze - HARD. Yes, it hurts. In a few seconds, you will see the oil oozing out of the pores of the brass. Drain off the excess oil, clean up the mess, and install the bushing. Now I've been doing that for many years, again, with no problems. I never heard of "soaking" a bushing until I came here. A line tech would not have time to wait while a bushing soaked. Yours will be fine. BW
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Lee MN
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Most "Pilot Bushings" are made from "Oillite Bronze" this material has oil impregnated into it, when machineing Oillite in the lathe it sheds oil as it spins, really no need to add anything unless it makes you feel better!
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WorkInProgress .. Where in Kennewick did you go to have the flywheel resurfaced? I need mine done and I'm in the tri-cities. Thanks.
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Lew Ladwig
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I agree with Bruce. My mentor taught the same thing. Fill the pores with oil. He described the same method.
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Adrian
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Soaking the bushes is common enough, I can remember doing it to heaps of older vehicles I have owned.
I used to put it in a can overnight with some oil in it. I went one better and put a sealed bearing in my Jeep, reading about so many T90 related issues being attributed to worn pilot bearings I took my chance to machine and press a nice little sealed bearing in. I have done 3000 miles now in the Jeep (12 months) and it all seems to be behaving Adrian |
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