| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,773 | First, file or grind the bushing flush with the bracket to eliminate any wear or peening that makes the bushing overlap the bracket. Then take a hacksaw blade or a sawzall and cut a slot almost all the way through the bushing to allow it to collapse a little and release its hold on the bracket. THEN- - - -fab up a pusher tool such as the ones described in the tech tip. After 50 or 60 years of being there, the bushing isn't going to release its grip willingly. Good luck! Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
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