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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1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
1965 L-320 #L320 013642
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