DorianC3

I’m not sure I like the idea of packing with grease and pounding out the pilot bearing but it seems to be a thing.

What experience have you gents had with this ?

street62

I learned that a long time ago and it works.

sug

I used modeling clay,not as messy

69ttop502

I just use a long 5/8 inch bolt and turn it in to the bushing. As soon as the bolt bottoms in the crank, the bushing turns out. Didn’t even have to tap the bushing. No mess and 2 minutes. Grease didn’t work for me.

derekderek

it is a bushing, not a bearing? bearings are different. either slide hammer with L shaped hook or destroy it and use a chisel to cut outer bearing case out of crank.

stingr69

Solid bushing is easy to remove with grease and a wooden dowel. You can wrap the stick in tape to get a snugger fit as required. Pack the cavity full of chassis grease and hammer the stick like a piston and the busing will pop out. Might take a try or two.

The roller bearing style will not come out with the grease and stick method. With the bearing, you first try the pilot bearing puller, then give up and carefully destroy the bearing to remove it in pieces.

DorianC3

Ha!

As easy as that ! Thanks gents !!!

DorianC3

And so

resdoggie

20mercury

Agree and works best for me. I also filed the first 2 or 3 threads to resemble a npt pipe tapered thread to more easily start the "new fabricated tap".

I can not imagine why you would want to get grease all over when this "tap" method is so much cleaner. But lots of ways to do things.

DorianC3

Well, it was fun to see physics in action.

0Willcox Corvette

I love it that you got it, but I use what is called a blind hole puller... no mess. But my father used to use bread.... he'd just jamb white bread in the hole then use a dowel and smack it with a hammer. The bread trick works and makes no mess... A good set of blind hole pullers will cost you good money but for us we use them on other jobs like pulling races from the c1 steering columns.

Willcox

sug

Nice job

0Willcox Corvette

My father died in 1992 but how cherished are the memories of old school fixes..

You use the bread and you'll score without mess....

For me, when I was a kid I used the grease and all I got was an eye shot of grease because the pilot bearing was so wasted in the car I was working on. So my advice once again is for the home repair man... use the bread and everyone has some. The blind hole pullers (quality kits) are way to expensive for the average Joe....

Ernie