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Re: Pilot bearing removal

To: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>
Subject: Re: Pilot bearing removal
From: Marc&Heidi <mtyler@hctc.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 08:51:22 -0500
The hydraulic method worked great for me. instead of the input shaft,  
I had a metric nut-driver that was just the right size, filled the 
cavity with grease and tapped it out without breaking a sweat.  Chisels 
scare me around something i plan to keep using ;-)

-Marc
On Apr 12, 2005, at 1:02 AM, Leigh Brooks wrote:

> I chiseled it out as directed in an old service manual. I scraped up 
> part of the crank and had to smooth it down. I won't do it that way 
> again.
>
> Gordon told me about a trick he had heard of, but neither of us have 
> tried it. Fill the end of the crank with grease and reinsert the input 
> shaft. Give the tranny a few whacks with a rubber mallet. The grease 
> is supposed to force the pilot bushing out. Try it at your own risk!
>
> The other method is to get some sort of puller that can get its 
> fingers behind the bearing.
>
> Anyone else have any input?
>
> Leigh Brooks
>
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Marc Tyler Sisterdale TX
1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
1965 L-320 #L320 013642
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