Pilot bearing and bushings
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[[File:Sintered pilot bushing.jpg|thumb|200px|Sintered oilite-type bushing. GM p/n 3752487 or Doorman p/n 690-014 are similar to this]] | [[File:Sintered pilot bushing.jpg|thumb|200px|Sintered oilite-type bushing. GM p/n 3752487 or Doorman p/n 690-014 are similar to this]] | ||
| − | "Good" pilot bushings that GM and the good NAPA bushing is an oilite made of sintered bronze. If a magnet is attracted to it, this indicated an iron content- which isn't recommended in many cases. | + | "Good" pilot bushings that GM and the good NAPA bushing is an oilite made of sintered bronze. If a magnet is attracted to it, this indicated an iron content- which isn't recommended in many cases. |
A "good" pilot bushing is an oilite. Oil is put into the sintered bronze material under a vacuum- an impossibility w/non sintered material- being as how a solid bronze part has no real porosity of any kind. | A "good" pilot bushing is an oilite. Oil is put into the sintered bronze material under a vacuum- an impossibility w/non sintered material- being as how a solid bronze part has no real porosity of any kind. | ||
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