help, pilot bushing install

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niswiz
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hi, ordered my pilot bushing off ebay but 2 came in the package. are both to be used? also, should the bushing sit flush with the crank or hit it in as far as it will go. thanks. help needed as soon as possible. would like to install the engine this evening.


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Two? Exactly the same? I install mine flush.

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Yea, 2 is weird. Anyway, DON'T PUT IT ALL THE WAY IN! You'll never get it back out later. It just needs to sit flush.

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realised that the auto bushing was still in so it's a good thing that 2 pilot bushings camecause one is destroyed now. used the hydraulic method to take out the bushing using ep grease. thanks guys.

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Did that really work!?!? I've tried that 3 times and all I ever got was a mess!

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float_6969 wrote:DON'T PUT IT ALL THE WAY IN!


That's why you don't get second dates man. ;)

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yeah it does work but what u are forcing the grease in needs to be almost the same size as the internal diameter of the bushing so the grease doesn't escape at the sides. work like a charm. took about 2 minutes.

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themadscientist wrote:
float_6969 wrote:DON'T PUT IT ALL THE WAY IN!


That's why you don't get second dates man. ;)
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