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Originally Posted by lippy
I didn't break it per se, but it is scored on the front surface.
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Lippy - does it look like the beveled part of the input shaft (leading to the splined part) might have been hitting the bushing. That would be an odd thing. Possibly the bushing wasn't fully seated deep enough the first time. Pulling the transmission in with the bolts might have seated the bushing further but left the input shaft in an interference fit with it.
Understand on the puller. I installed the wrong bushing in mine first. I had a metallic one and a non-metallic one and installed the wrong one by not paying attention. I used the grease gun trick for the first time and was amazed at how fast and easily it popped the old one out.
I found my non-metallic bushing (real bronze - magnetic won't stick to it) at NAPA under a heavy duty (HD listing). The price was cheap too.