The old bushings were of the "split" type, that is, one slit
the length of the bushing. I drove them out fairly easy
using a bearing driver, big hammer, and the hole in
grandpa’s old anvil!
The old bushings in the photo, next
to the "tape" bearing cartridge seals.
The new ones I pressed in with my big vise, and man
are they tight!
I put an oil groove in the bushings using the lathe as suggested,
by backing out the inside boring bar. I didn’t go very deep.
After I was wondering if it mattered in what direction the
spiral groove was in relation to the rotation of the crankshaft.
Won’t loose any sleep over it though.
I at least want to hear it run in the test barrel for a while when
I’m done. Don’t think I’ll take it across the Great Lakes!
I saw two different products on YouTube (perhaps similar to JB Weld)
suggested for repairing keyways….. basically just cementing
the key in place and getting rid of the slop.
I’ll look it over again tomorrow, and see if I’m smarter after a night’s
sleep!
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