Pilot Bearing removal
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Jul 2001
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From: Stamford VT
Pilot Bearing removal
I need to get a pilot bearing out of my crank. So far, it's not budging. I tried a Matco puller that my cousin has, but the small ears are 1/2 rounded, and with the small radius on the backside of the bearing, it just slips off. I really don't want to take heat to the crank, and I don't really want to be chiseling this thing out either. I doubt the grease trick will work... this thing is in there TIGHT. :(
Burning Brakes
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From: Houston TX
Re: Pilot Bearing removal (Jim85IROC)
I used a puller rented at Auto Zone. It has an adjustment that forces the tangs outward, and worked really well. Others have had to chisel, which is probably the only way you're going to get it. It's not that big a deal, just be careful. Remember, it's only another pilot bushing going in, so small nicks on the crank aren't fatal.
Le Mans Master
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From: Santa Maria, CA
Re: Pilot Bearing removal (JonM)
You can also try a bolt slightly larger then the hole. Thread it in, bottom it out and keep turning.
Safety Car
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From: Atlantis
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Re: Pilot Bearing removal (clem zahrobsky)
The grease thing WILL work.
That's how all the old guys used to get'em out.
Before all these mah-vah-lus extraction tools were invented.
Of course, it helps to have a spare pilot shaft laying around you can apply the old ten pound hammer to.
That's how all the old guys used to get'em out.
Before all these mah-vah-lus extraction tools were invented.
Of course, it helps to have a spare pilot shaft laying around you can apply the old ten pound hammer to.
Team Owner
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From: The light that never warms.
St. Jude Donor '12
Re: Pilot Bearing removal (JonM)
You can also try a bolt slightly larger then the hole. Thread it in, bottom it out and keep turning.
I have a big bolt with the bushing still threaded on it in my toolbox. :D
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