Re: Replacing the shift rod o-ring, do the bushing as well?

[Hugh Long]

I made a tool to push them out with but it is very close on the go no go size. Putting a new one in is easer. Use a long 1/4 inch bolt, 6 or 7". put a nut all the way up until the threads end so you can slid the new bushing up onto it. Use a washer between the nut and the bushing. This helps you keep the bushing going straight as it is going in. Tap the bolt head lightly and go easy. Clean and lube before starting it in.
The diameter of the casting hole at the bottom ( where the O ring goes ) is just a 1/32" bigger than the 1/4" bore of the bushing. That’s what makes the tool for driving it out so hard make right with out damage to the casting. Good luck.

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