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REF: Engine Mechanicals
- Installing a Helicoil on a Drain Plug with the Engine in the Frame or otherwise drilling / tapping new threads.
Installing the Bottom End
Installing piston rod top bushings
Several different tools can be obtained or made for the bushing installation but the process is all about the same.
The bushing has to be pressed (straight) into the rod journal and then reamed to the correct size to accept the wrist pin.
You can find more tool options in the Ref section:
Cam Bushing Removal Tools
- You can buy different brands but this is basically a slide hammer with an expandable collet.
Blind Hole Bearing Puller (Harbor Freight model) 1) | Decrease the width of the collet 2) Install it into and behind the bushing 3) | Tighten the nuts to expand the collet 4) |
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Then yank the bushings out by knocking the slide against the handle end of the tool 5) | ||
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