Buzz
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From: Garland TX
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- July 6 2007 : 4:29p
| You don't necessarily have to have a pilot bearing puller to get
the pilot bearing out, I've done several clutch jobs and never used
one. Here's how I did it:
First, I found a deep well socket with an O.D. slightly smaller than the hole
through the pilot bearing. I then filled the inside of the socket with duct tape
and also wrapped the outside of the socket with duct tape, so that the
socket just fits snugly into the bearing. I then filled the void in the end
of the crankshaft behind the pilot bearing with some cheap wheel bearing
grease.I placed the socket into the pilot bearing hole and hit the end of
the socket firmly with a hammer until I felt the socket hit the crankshaft.
Each time I hit the socket with the hammer, the hydraulic action of the
displacement of the thick bearing grease pushed the pilot bearing outward a
bit. Once the socket hit the crankshaft, I removed the socket and refilled the
void behind the pilot bearing. I repeated this process until the pilot
bearing was free. | |
Stubborn pilot bearing
