Super Jet Bendix bushings help

[MDStandUp]

Revised. STILL NEED HELP. SEE POST #16.


Need some help. The bendix would not engage and when we freed it we found to have lots of play. Further inspection we found that the brass or bronze bushings is all cracked up.
What is the easiest way to get it out?
Where do you buy a replacement?
And how would you reinstall?

 

[Matt_E]

An ez-out will work. You can order new oem bushings, they're pretty cheap.

 

[MDStandUp]

Good call. You think Boats.net or Riva?

 

[Matt_E]

Whoever ships fastest/cheapest

 

[JetManiac]

Saw this from one of my customers posts today:
(Post#10 starts it)
http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/33400-Improvised-Tools

 

[Tyler Zane]

http://www.x-h2o.com/threads/33400-Improvised-Tools

check out post #10

edit.....haha i guess jetmaniac beat me to the punch :biggrin:

 

[MDStandUp]

damn... i wish i had seen that a little earlier. we tried to the biggest tap i had whick i think was a 7/16 (same ive used for dual cooling) but didnt think to use the a nut and all that. ended up thinning it it out with a drill bit then chipping at it. took some time but came out.

nice $9 a bushing. great.

 

[Cannibal]

Old trick with bushings:

Fill bushing hole full of grease, then find a punch that just fits through the bushing. Hit the punch with a hammer and the hydraulic action will force the bushing out the hole. A little heat around the bushing doesn't hurt either. In this case, be very careful of heat and your crank seals.

This only works with blind holes obviously.

Also, check the McMaster Carr parts list on this site. I know it's listed somewhere in there....

 

[Matt_E]

Those bushings don't have a hole in the end. They're closed cups.

 

[MDStandUp]

Those bushings don't have a hole in the end. They're closed cups.

are you positive. the way broke it out it looks like its tube shaped with no cap. the banged up end is the side we chipped at until it broke loose. the flat side was deeper.

 

[Cannibal]

Hmmm, ya, both the 61x cases and the 6m6 cover I have are open ended. Maybe I have replacements in mine or you do Matt.

 

[Matt_E]

I'm not positive, I was talking out of my ass.
I replaced a set five years ago, I must have remembered it wrong. Sorry guys.

 

[MDStandUp]

nice $9 a bushing. great.

save $8 over Riva using McMaster Car.
Bushing for Bendix, bronze, presses into case and fw cover: 6658K16 $.93

 

[Buckwild12]

glad its a cheap fix justin, way better than your magic bullet bendix explsion theory.

 

[MDStandUp]

yeah. last time i believe my dreams might be real.

 

[MDStandUp]

I put the new bushing in and it took tons of play out of the bendix. so i put it all back together to only get it to engage with no cranking. i pulled the cover and the bendix is stuck on the flywheel and i cant disengage it. im able to turn the flywheel one way to engage the bendix more but when i turn it the other way it stops. almost like there is something behind it not letting it go back. Could it be that the engine is seized and wont crank? Should i be able to turn the flywheel and hear the prop moving? any thoughts?

 

[BruceSki]

Is your bendix bad?

 

[OCD Solutions]

disengage the bendix, pull the plugs and try and spin the motor over.

 

[Waveblaster785]

disengage the bendix, pull the plugs and try and spin the motor over.

The plugs were out the other day when I was there, this was before the bendix bushing and it didn't want to turn over easily. Shortly after that while installing the new flywheel it started moving. The engine will turn either direction about a eighth turn and you can hear the prop in the wear ring turning. I should have thought to check the pump then. I didn't want to put too much pressure turning it over with the flywheel bolt for fear of twisting the crank.

I'm wondering if the pump isn't caked with sand or something and the motor doesn't want to spin. The key didn't show any signs of wanting to shear or anything like that when he yanked the flywheel. I think the next step is to pull the coupler cover and try to turn the couplers, and if that doesn't work, yank the head and see if anything funky is going on.

Has anyone ever bent the starter shaft?

 

[BruceSki]

i would say pull your pump and determine if the motor or pump is frozen before moving further. I thought that stuff was checked already.