WTB (Or rent?) RB intermediate distributor bushing install tool

[Sonny]

Looking to buy or rent a bushing install tool for a 440. Can’t find the tool anywhere- all backordered and it’s starting to hold up my build.
Thanks!
Sonny

 

[zyzzyx]

Install the bushing with the pump drive shaft and gear. It only has a 0.0015 press on it.
You can drive it in with a small dead-blow and a block of wood! If you want to be REALLY
careful, Have a machine shop machine a "Starter" on the first 1/8" diameter of the bushing
and about 0.002 undersize and use a piece of threaded rod and nuts and washers all the
way down to the surface where the oil pump sits. Tighten the nuts and pull the bushing into
place.

 

[493 Mike]

Installation is easy but, it should be burnished after installation to properly seat, size, and retain the bushing in the block.
Mike

 

[gkent]

This is the solution to your problem. Its a pin gauge available from places that sell precision tools and such. Just tap it through the bushing after you've installed it per post #2

 

[Ron_M]

Based on Stanton's recommendation, I just ordered the z pin gage from GageShop.com. It asks if you need plus or minus, I ordered plus. They're about $5 a piece plus shipping ($9.25).

 

[451Mopar]

Seems the $104 Proform 66488 is out of stock at Jegs and Summit?
OTC 6293 version off Amazon, get it Friday $179: Amazon Link

 

[gkent]

They call it a "reamer" but it actually just expands the bushing to a tight fit in the block and the proper clearance for the oil pump shaft. And that's if you have a bushing that actually needs it. I think nine out of ten bushings you buy will be "press fit" with close to the proper shaft clearance.

How many do you plan to install. The pin gauge is $5 and a hammer is in most toolboxes !!

 

[Sonny]

Seems the $104 Proform 66488 is out of stock at Jegs and Summit?
OTC 6293 version off Amazon, get it Friday $179: Amazon Link

Says not compatible with 7.2 liter?

 

[Ron_M]

Got my z pin gage from GageShop.com today, which is Meyer Gages online store. They even provided a Certificate of conformance letter which in aerospace, is very important. Highly recommend Gage Shop.com, and not just because they're in Connecticut.

 

[Sonny]

This is the solution to your problem. Its a pin gauge available from places that sell precision tools and such. Just tap it through the bushing after you've installed it per post #2

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So is 0.4860 the size I need?

 

[gkent]

Nah, I just posted that size for the hell of it !!!

FWIW, the +/- tolerance is .0002 so don't be concerned - take whichever is in stock

 

[zyzzyx]

I think this video sums up what we're trying to do here!

 

[Snook]

I have one if you want to borrow it. I'm in Okeechobee. Mopar CYC3053A

Chuck (snook)