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Wed, 05 May 2021 09:47  |
Ken Shaffer
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I am in the process of replacing my rear bogie pins on my 73. I have the assembly removed and disassembled. Does anyone have tips, tricks, or words of encouragement to remove the top hat and bogie pin bushings?
Ken Shaffer
Marion Iowa
73 Canyon Lands, 455, Micro-level, Alum radiator, Alcoa wheels, Lenzi hubs/bearings, Howell EFI/EBL, Rostra Cruise, Custom interior
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| [GMCnet] Re: removing bogie bushings [message #363822 is a reply to message #363821] |
Wed, 05 May 2021 09:49  |
sgltrac
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Call Kanomata at Applied. You will have to anyway because he has the
bearing reamer tool you will need to rent to size the new bushings.
Sully
Bellevue wa
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 7:47 AM Ken Shaffer wrote:
> I am in the process of replacing my rear bogie pins on my 73. I have the
> assembly removed and disassembled. Does anyone have tips, tricks, or words
> of encouragement to remove the top hat and bogie pin bushings?
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> --
> Ken Shaffer
> Marion Iowa
> 73 Canyon Lands, 455, Micro-level, Alum radiator, Alcoa wheels, Lenzi
> hubs/bearings, Howell EFI/EBL, Rostra Cruise, Custom interior
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Seattle, Wa.
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| [GMCnet] Re: removing bogie bushings [message #363823 is a reply to message #363821] |
Wed, 05 May 2021 10:03 |
James Hupy
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Yes, I do. Those bushings are pressed in against a shoulder from opposite
ends of the bogie. This means, that they need to come out the reverse of
how they went in. I use a dremel grinder with a cut-off wheel in the chuck,
and grind a cut across the bushing, nearly completely through it to the
bore of the bogie. I then drive a specially ground chisel between the
bushing and the bore of the bogie. This lifts and shrinks the bushing so it
can be removed.
Ideally, what should be used there is an expanding adapter for a slide
hammer that just fits the inside bore of the bushing, and is then adjusted
to fit very tightly to the inside bore. Then, using the slide hammer, pop
the bushings out.
New bushings are press fit from outside to the shoulder in the bogie
itself. A mild pain in the butt. I use my 20ton hydraulic press.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon
On Wed, May 5, 2021, 7:47 AM Ken Shaffer wrote:
> I am in the process of replacing my rear bogie pins on my 73. I have the
> assembly removed and disassembled. Does anyone have tips, tricks, or words
> of encouragement to remove the top hat and bogie pin bushings?
>
> --
> Ken Shaffer
> Marion Iowa
> 73 Canyon Lands, 455, Micro-level, Alum radiator, Alcoa wheels, Lenzi
> hubs/bearings, Howell EFI/EBL, Rostra Cruise, Custom interior
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| [GMCnet] Re: removing bogie bushings [message #363825 is a reply to message #363823] |
Wed, 05 May 2021 10:41 |
Ken Henderson
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Location: Americus, GA
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Ken S.,
I just got off the 'phone with Bob D., talking about your dilemma. I tried
to call him back with the outer dimension of the bushings I have: 1.680"
I was going to suggest checking the inside of the hub to be sure whether
the bore is the same all the way through -- Jim H. just confirmed for us
that it IS NOT. There's a stop shoulder, as I feared, so using that
dimension for a "drive-it- outer" won't work. :-(
It's been over 20 years since I did my bushings (meaning they've needed
more attention for at least 20 years). I did them at the GMC Coop,
following Jim B.'s suggestions. That was to use a muffler chisel in an air
hammer to remove the bushings. That worked, but I also made at least one
groove in a hub -- bad juju. If I were doing them now, I'd either follow
Jim H.'s procedure or CAREFULLY use a manual muffler chisel -- NOT a
powered one. If you aren't familiar with a muffler chisel, it has a flat
blade, the end of which is concave so that it "peels out" a 1/8"+ path
through what it's driven against (normally sheet metal), hopefully without
affecting the adjacent surface. That is, it's intended to cut a muffler
flange off without damaging the exhaust pipe.
Not many of us have the blind puller Jim H. also suggests.
If Jim K. has a better suggestion, please share it with the rest of us. :-)
Ken H.
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 11:03 AM James Hupy wrote:
> Yes, I do. Those bushings are pressed in against a shoulder from opposite
> ends of the bogie. This means, that they need to come out the reverse of
> how they went in. I use a dremel grinder with a cut-off wheel in the chuck,
> and grind a cut across the bushing, nearly completely through it to the
> bore of the bogie. I then drive a specially ground chisel between the
> bushing and the bore of the bogie. This lifts and shrinks the bushing so it
> can be removed.
> Ideally, what should be used there is an expanding adapter for a slide
> hammer that just fits the inside bore of the bushing, and is then adjusted
> to fit very tightly to the inside bore. Then, using the slide hammer, pop
> the bushings out.
> New bushings are press fit from outside to the shoulder in the bogie
> itself. A mild pain in the butt. I use my 20ton hydraulic press.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Oregon
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> On Wed, May 5, 2021, 7:47 AM Ken Shaffer wrote:
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>> I am in the process of replacing my rear bogie pins on my 73. I have the
>> assembly removed and disassembled. Does anyone have tips, tricks, or
> words
>> of encouragement to remove the top hat and bogie pin bushings?
>>
>> --
>> Ken Shaffer
>> Marion Iowa
>> 73 Canyon Lands, 455, Micro-level, Alum radiator, Alcoa wheels, Lenzi
>> hubs/bearings, Howell EFI/EBL, Rostra Cruise, Custom interior
>> _______________________________________________
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Ken Henderson
Americus, GA
www.gmcwipersetc.com
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76 X-Birchaven
76 X-Palm Beach
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| [GMCnet] Re: removing bogie bushings [message #363835 is a reply to message #363833] |
Wed, 05 May 2021 20:50 |
Ken Henderson
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Matt,
How'd you & "Carl" get into this? :-)
Ken H.
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 9:44 PM Matt Colie wrote:
> What a great show Carl.
> Thank You
> Matt
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| [GMCnet] Re: removing bogie bushings [message #363849 is a reply to message #363842] |
Thu, 06 May 2021 10:11 |
Ken Shaffer
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For some reason Carl's post only showed up on the forum and not the email
feed.
Here it is:
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6099-bogie-restoration.html
Nicely done Carl! Thanks!
On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 9:25 AM Matt Colie wrote:
> Ken Henderson wrote on Wed, 05 May 2021 21:50
>> Matt,
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>> How'd you & "Carl" get into this? :)
>>
>> Ken H.
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> Ken,
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> Carl posted a link to the set of pictures that he took while re-bushing
> his bogies. He put the whole show in the picture site.
>
> Matt
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> Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL,
> GMCES
> Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum
> Brakes with Applied Control Arms
> SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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Ken Shaffer
Marion Iowa
73 Canyon Lands, 455, Micro-level, Alum radiator, Alcoa wheels, Lenzi hubs/bearings, Howell EFI/EBL, Rostra Cruise, Custom interior
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| [GMCnet] Re: removing bogie bushings [message #363851 is a reply to message #363849] |
Thu, 06 May 2021 13:23 |
Ken Henderson
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Thanks for posting for us emailers, Ken. & Nice work, Carl. Don't you
want a vacation in S. GA (including a little OJT for me)? I did a SORRY
job on mine 20+ years ago. Only TruTracs save my tires now!
Ken H.
On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 11:14 AM Ken Shaffer wrote:
> For some reason Carl's post only showed up on the forum and not the email
> feed.
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> Here it is:
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6099-bogie-restoration.html
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> Nicely done Carl! Thanks!
>
> On Thu, May 6, 2021 at 9:25 AM Matt Colie wrote:
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>> Ken Henderson wrote on Wed, 05 May 2021 21:50
>>> Matt,
>>>
>>> How'd you & "Carl" get into this? :)
>>>
>>> Ken H.
>>
>> Ken,
>>
>> Carl posted a link to the set of pictures that he took while re-bushing
>> his bogies. He put the whole show in the picture site.
>>
>> Matt
>> --
>> Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL,
>> GMCES
>> Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum
>> Brakes with Applied Control Arms
>> SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
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Americus, GA
www.gmcwipersetc.com
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