best way to remove brake lever bushings?

[ChrisG]

96 Cal 1100. I think I could  pry and pound, but that would be easier with a third hand.  Also, I have the stock replacement - what's that coating on the inside?

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Hand lever or foot lever? I use sockets - one socket slightly smaller than the o.d. of the bushing and another larger than the o.d. Then either the vise or arbor press to push the bushing out.

[ChrisG]

Foot lever.  The bushing is really thin - more like a tube of sheet metal, so it's not something i can really push out  conventionally . . . . .I think I'll be able to slide the new one in with a couple of washers and a bolt . . . . .
Thanks!

[ChrisG]

It's the same deal as on the clutch lever ...

[Stevex]

Use a junior hacksaw blade with about 24 tpi and cut a groove in the bush without touching the main assembly.
You shouldn't even need to go all the way through, just close. It should then push out relatively easy.

[Matt Story]

Don't have that bike, but the bushing style sounds like a type we use industrially.  The ones I'm thinking of are made in very thin wall steel tubes (butted seam parallel with axis).  The most prevalent brand is Glacier Garlock.  The linings come in a variety of plat-able plastics, usually some variation of Teflon depending on the application, flooded, type of lube or dry.  A fairly universal type by Garlock is the DU series.  They are available in a wide range of inch and imperial sizes.  These tend to have higher load bearing capacity then traditional bronze bushings and save space.

[ChrisG]

I ended up prying it out.  Worked, but messy.  Thanks!

[larrys]

Ouch! I pressed mine out with a deep socket of a slightly smaller OD. I bought a shifter and a brake pedal to modify, and needed the bushings out so the chrome shop could strip them.
Larry

[Rich A]

Lee Bruns was making replacement bushings, not sure if he still does.

Rich A