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Originally Posted by Sevens
A 3/4-inch 12-point socket is THE tool you should use to very carefully remove your 52 barrel bushing. And for reassembly, finger tight is absolutely tight enough. You do not need a socket wrench or any hand tool — just the socket in your hand. It will safely grab the bushing teeth and it will depress the pin for you also.
When you think 52 barrel bushing, think like the oil filter on a motorcycle. Hand tighten only and the only time you need a wrench or tool to remove it’s because some idiot previous owner put it on gorilla tight, which nobody should ever do.
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Just to improve your success rate, I would suggest introducing your new M52 barrel bushing socket to Mr. Belt Sander or similar device to remove any bevel before reaching the wrenching surfaces.
As a mechanic I used to buy Craftsman sockets and wrenches from pawn shops and keep them in my roll-away toolbox so I had a supply of tools I could custom configure for specific tasks.