Bushings on backhoe - pressed or welded

supergrumpy · Oct 12, 2009

need to repair badly worn bushing on the dipper pivot of my old Wain-Roy, is the factory bushing welded in or just pressed in?

if pressed in I plan to sawzall it into sections, take it out in chunks then make new one on lathe

if welded that is a bigger job, 1.5 inch pins = expensive drills

JF in MI · Oct 12, 2009

The bushings on my Ford were pressed and mushroomed with age. They were also hardened and turned any saw I used into junk in seconds. Had to use a torch and sledge hammer. Damn near killed me getting them out. I'm guessing any bushing soft enough to machine may be too soft for service.

Jim

jim in N M · Oct 12, 2009

If it's pressed in ,just take your welder and run a bead around the inside diameter,it will shrink it, and it should come out easy

supergrumpy · Oct 12, 2009

hadn't thought about that

Anonymous-0 · Oct 12, 2009

if you can cut that bushing with a sawzall i want some of them blades. very very hard weld them or cut with a hot wrench and pound out

supergrumpy · Oct 13, 2009

thank you for the info

looks like I get to pull the dipper off and spend some serious time on this project

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