Joe Flanagan Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Tonight I pressed the bushing out of my brake pedal. It's got a large hole in it for the grease fitting and it's also got tiny holes throughout. Is this something that any machine shop would have or is it a specialty item? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Bullock Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Joe, can you post a pic of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted February 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Here's a picture of the bushing. It's blurry but you can see the large hole that aligns with the grease fitting and just to the left of it a line of small holes which are actually all over the inside surface of the bushing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Joe; Shaft size is 3/4". Take your shaft and master cylinder to a machine shop and they can fit and ream replacement bushings for both pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thanks Don. I assume they'll have that kind of bushing that takes a grease fitting too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gaspard Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I am replacing my bushings in brake and clutch pedals, fluid drive, 3/4" shaft (also replacing). Picture shows the bushing before punching out. Same holes as yours for transfer of grease. Unless you can find NOS parts, the most comparable replacement I've found are 'Oilite bushings' which are pre-saturated. I couldn't find right length so we punched in two and cut off excess. Drilled hole for zerk for additional lube. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thanks Jim. I'm going to call around today and see if I can find that type of bushing. Seems a place like Vintage Power Wagons might have something like that. Also, I recall the same kind of setup when I rebuilt my kingpin assemblies. I don't remember seeing small holes in those bushings but I think they came with the rebuild kit. Maybe they were Oilite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james curl Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Roberts has them listed as part number T69 brake and clutch bushings 32-54 at $4.00 each. My catalog is number 11 and the bushings are on page 54 in the car section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 James: Thanks very much. That is a huge help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gaspard Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Can someone post the link or contact information for the Roberts Auto Parts referenced in this string. I need to order the catalogue. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 http://www.robertsmotorparts.com/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Jim, was that just some standard bushing stock from a local bearing house? Any Brand name or part #'s? Merle I am replacing my bushings in brake and clutch pedals, fluid drive, 3/4" shaft (also replacing). Picture shows the bushing before punching out. Same holes as yours for transfer of grease. Unless you can find NOS parts, the most comparable replacement I've found are 'Oilite bushings' which are pre-saturated. I couldn't find right length so we punched in two and cut off excess. Drilled hole for zerk for additional lube. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gaspard Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I took in the pedal and shaft to the bearing supplier. They matched the best they could with a standard bushing. The part number is on the receipt posted earlier. They cost $0.56 each. Inside Diameter is exactly 3/4" However, because of the thickness of the bushing, the OD is slightly larger than the original bushing. The machine shop is boring the pedals to make the OD of the new bushings fit. However, if Roberts makes the exact replacement bushing, I may call the shop and hold off. I would rather make it a full length bushing even though I don't believe it will ever get much wear with the limited driving I plan to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Gaspard Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I called VPN in my quest and they said the bushing for the PW pedals would not work. If you find out differently, let us know. Thanks Jim. I'm going to call around today and see if I can find that type of bushing. Seems a place like Vintage Power Wagons might have something like that. Also, I recall the same kind of setup when I rebuilt my kingpin assemblies. I don't remember seeing small holes in those bushings but I think they came with the rebuild kit. Maybe they were Oilite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I called Roberts and Kanter today and neither place has that bushing. Also called ESPO/Springs n' Things. McMaster Carr does have Oilite bushings and thousands of other kinds of bushings. Check out their website. I'm going to call them tomorrow and see if they have a match. I'll let everyone know. I think they're a good source for this hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Here is a link to McMaster-Carr, which looks like it would be a good source for our hobby. There is an entire section on bushings. http://www.mcmaster.com/ The only problem is, like Jim says, the outside diameter of their 3/4" bushing is just a hair too large. My brake pedal takes a bushing with an outside diameter of 13/16. The closest they have is 7/8. Also, they don't seem to have the bushing with the small holes on the inside surface but they do have one with spiral grooves on the inside, which may serve the same purpose. I will be calling them today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 The groove should work even better than the little holes. The spirlal groove will help distribute the greese throughout the bushing. The holes only stored a little extra greese within the bushing, it didn't help with the distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Flanagan Posted February 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Just called McMaster-Carr. They don't have the right outside diameter. Their web site says they do but the salesperson says they don't. The search continues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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