B2710 bushing update

[DTAYLOR]

For those of you who do not know what the B2710 bushing is, it is that bushing that the idler gear at the front of the 1FZFE engine runs in, and that Toyota decided not to service. If you ruin it you must buy a new block. CDan's price to us is $2710. Hence the $2710 bushing. I call it B2710.

Upon overthinking what would otherwise be a routine HG job on my 80, I (now regretibly) decided it would be a good idea to overhaul the bottom end to match up better with a freshly worked head.

My machine shop decided not to remove the bushing before vatting the block, and the bushing was damaged.

I found a guy in Houston who runs a (spotless) machine shop capable of making a duplicate bushing.

I am pleased to anounce it looks like it was a success and I am now simply waiting on a set of bearings from CDan, and we should be ready to bring this motor back home to north Texas.

Later,

Dan

 

[OGBeno]

Glad it worked out.

Will the prior machine shop pay for that expensive bushing?

In the end, do you think it was worth it going in when everything was ok?

 

[Beowulf]

Dan,
If they can reproduce those bushings from your project then it would be helpful if you would post up the company name and the project number or whatever we could use to get another bushing built.

-B-

 

[DTAYLOR]

Glad it worked out.

Will the prior machine shop pay for that expensive bushing?

In the end, do you think it was worth it going in when everything was ok?

Well, had I known how little wear this engine showed after 225k, I would have NEVER taken it out to be rebuilt.

As for the other machine shop, I tend to just forgive and forget. I may ask them if they have garage liability. Since I'm in the insurance business, I know they should have it, and it woun't likely affect their premiums. We'll see.