[NoVa-Corvairs] Follow-Up from Today's Meeting

[Bryan Blackwell]

I have heard of, but not tried, using Wonder Bread or similar instead 
of grease works well and is much less messy.  If you have a dog then 
clean up consists of "Look, yummy scraps on the floor!" :-)

On Nov 28, 2004, at 4:46 PM, Curtis L Shimp wrote:

> Regarding the replacement of the pilot bushing, use the long metal 
> input
> shaft that we put back into the transaxle.  First, note the location of
> the pilot bushing in the hole.  There is room behind the bushing and 
> you
> don't want to drive the new one in too far.  Then pack grease into the
> hole in the old pilot bushing.  Pack in enough so the it fills up the
> recess behind the bushing and comes about half way out down the length 
> of
> the bushing hole.  Then place the end of the input shaft that would
> normally go there into the pilot bushing.  Then place a piece of 2 x 4"
> on the other end and strike the wood at the end of the shaft with a
> hammer.  This will pack the grease into the recess behind the pilot
> bushing and the hydraulic force will push out the pilot bushing from
> behind.  You may have to stop once or twice to repack the hole with 
> more
> grease.  The force of the hammer blows will not hurt the input shaft 
> but
> make sure that the struck end is protected with the wood.  You don't 
> have
> to use wood but anything such as a heavy piece of rubber that will
> protect the spines on the end of the input shaft.