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| | | | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 22 | I am reassembling my 54 hydramatic tranny. Things look pretty good. I do need to replace a couple of worn bushings within some of the subassemblies. Has anyone done this easily. I could use some helpful hints. I have new bushings. I just need help extracting out the old ones and I assume I will press the new ones in. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 | What bushings are you after? I took mine to trans shop for a checkup before installation and no major parts were replaced but I have some different service manuals that may help. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 | A friend with a lathe can come in handy here. Turn out a piece of round stock that's a slip fit in the old bushing, with just enough shoulder on it to catch the edge of the bushing. carefully push the old one out with this tool, and push the new one in the same way. Be sure to leave enough clearance on the inside that the new, tighter bushing doesn't sieze up on the driver as it's installed. If the bushing is in a blind hole, use something like a Dremel tool to cut a thin spot in the old one and use a cape chisel to cut it out.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 275 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 275 | Check with your local trans. builders. One may still have one of the old sets of about 40 drivers that came on a pegboard. Most of those drivers were sized differently on opposite ends so there were maybe 60 sizes in the set.
Good luck, Doug | | | | | Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 22 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 22 | I have 3 shop manuals for the hydramatic. They tell me everything about rebuilding except bushing replacement techniques. I'm going the check the local tranny shops to see if they have the bushing drivers. I thought I would cut most out with my dremel if I can find the right size driver. Only 2 or 3 of the bushings were worn. I'm grateful for that. I have all the replacement bushings already. Thank you for your replies. I also need a resource for the rear oil seal. The original was thick because it had a rubber seal and a felt seal incorporated into the same unit. The replacement that I bought with a rebuild kit only had the rubber seal part. Do I need the felt seal too? | | |
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