Idler gear bushing installation

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Idler gear bushing installation

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Is a arbor press the right tool to press the bushings in without damage?
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Arnulfo
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Re: Idler gear bushing installation

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Heat the gear, cool the bushing, press it in, or draw it in place with an nut, bolt and washers. Size it after install....bosheff
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Re: Idler gear bushing installation

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socalrider wrote:Is a arbor press the right tool to press the bushings in without damage?
Gracias,
Arnulfo
Arnulfo!

An arbor press should do fine; the interference is not enormous.

Make sure the chamfers are clean, and lube them well.

I press nearly everything but case races and rod bushings at room temperature, for the sake of "feel".

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Today's correction to last post:
Add to "hot press" list; weld-repaired kicker-covers for custom-cut over-sized bushings.

Thank Gawd for scrapers.

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Re: Idler gear bushing installation

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cotton, bosheff, thank you both for you replys.
arnulfo
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