Schofield cylinder base pin bushing question

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I have never been able to remove a a tightly fitting cylinder bushing without damaging it.  What I would do if it were me is to take a piece of steel rod that is the diameter of the outside of the bushing (or slightly larger) and turn about one ince of the end of the rod so it is a sliding fit in the inside of the bushing.  After double checking my measurements I would give the rod a couple of taps with a hammer.  Remember this is taps, not whaling away on it.  If it moves downward and seats in its hole in the barrel you are done.  If it did not move I would remove some material off the end of the bushing.  I would use a file or a faceing tool.  A stone would take forever to stone down .015".  Since the bushing is inside the cylinder and not visible even if the end of the bushing were not perfectly square it won't make any difference as you want some clearance between the end of the bushing and the bottom of the cylinder bore and no one will see if it is off a bit.