Intermediate bushing

[Belgium R/T -68]

How do I get the old bushing out? Can't from the oilpump side, there's a another longer bushing.

[firefighter3931]

Per, i usually have the machineshop remove/install new intermediate bushings. I believe there is a special tool for that procedure. 


Ron

[John_Kunkel]

Another bushing? If it's a big block what you're seeing is the stepped bore in the block.

I use a couple of 1/4" drive extensions plugged together and drive it out from the pump side.

[Mick70RR]

I had trouble getting the original bush out of my block, I ended up carefully sawing it in half with a hacksaw blade and then it just fell out.

[Challenger340]

I get them "up" from the pump side, with a 15" long, thin,  3/8" socket extension custom ground to a chisel head and re-hardened.
Crude, but works great. Theres just enough slack in the hole for the extension to slew to one side, so that the chisel end can catch the lip of the bushing. One good wack with the "bash-ometer" and it's out, or it splits and falls out on it's own.

I haven't seen a tool made for this, but, I haven't been looking either ?

[Belgium R/T -68]

The bushing sat loose but look at the new one from 440source, to the left on the picture, no oil rail like the one from Mancini.
The shaft from 440source fits their bushing but not the other one. What to do?

[Mick70RR]

I fitted the 440 Source bush that looked just the same.

[John_Kunkel]

Some aftermarket bushings are made so that they can just be pounded into the block without any additional sizing needed, the factory style bushing needs to be installed with the special tool that burnishes the ID of the bushing to the proper size while expanding the bushing to make a tighter fit in the block.

I prefer the factory type, I've seen too many aftermarket types seize on the shaft and spin in the block.

[firefighter3931]

the factory style bushing needs to be installed with the special tool that burnishes the ID of the bushing to the proper size while expanding the bushing to make a tighter fit in the block.

Thanks John, that was the tool i was thinking of earlier....couldn't remember the name of it. Too much Egg Nogg 

I prefer the factory type, I've seen too many aftermarket types seize on the shaft and spin in the block.

I've seen this once or twice before even with a factory type bushing....the correct procedure is to "stake" the bushing into the block to keep it in place. On these particular engines the bushing came out attached to the oil pump drive and were locked onto the shaft.




Ron