My T-case bushing was pretty much destroyed. Since I have my T-case out for shifter work, I decided I should replace the mount bushing as well.
Here's how it came out:
With a big slide hammer:
The puck is 2.500" in diameter--made from 2.5" round bar--and has to be drilled off-center like this because the bushing bolt hole is off center. The puck has to push the bushing rearward out of the mounting ring, so it has to fit through the same hole the bushing does. The bushing OD is 2.540", but the ends have lead-in chamfers such that the diameter available for pushing on it is pretty much exactly 2.500".
We then used a cap for 2.5" pipe with a hole drilled through it on the rear face of the mounting loop with the off-center puck on the forward side of the bushing and ring. We used 3/8" threaded rod to pull the new bushing into place. We had to use anti-seize on the rod and nut or one of them definitely would have galled... the bushing is a pretty tight fit and fairly difficult to install.
Here's how it came out:
With a big slide hammer:
The puck is 2.500" in diameter--made from 2.5" round bar--and has to be drilled off-center like this because the bushing bolt hole is off center. The puck has to push the bushing rearward out of the mounting ring, so it has to fit through the same hole the bushing does. The bushing OD is 2.540", but the ends have lead-in chamfers such that the diameter available for pushing on it is pretty much exactly 2.500".
We then used a cap for 2.5" pipe with a hole drilled through it on the rear face of the mounting loop with the off-center puck on the forward side of the bushing and ring. We used 3/8" threaded rod to pull the new bushing into place. We had to use anti-seize on the rod and nut or one of them definitely would have galled... the bushing is a pretty tight fit and fairly difficult to install.
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