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pilot bearing

68Broncoz

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Yes the come straight out several ways to remove.

Puller, grease, bread etc.

Youtube shows many ways.
 

nvrstuk

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stuff bread in...TIGHTLY to completely fill the cavity

Put a tight fitting shaft in the hole, WHACK it with a hammer...hard.
 

blubuckaroo

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Yes, the bread (or heavy grease) method is a fun demonstration of hydraulics, but some bearings can be too tight to use that method.
There are special pullers made for that purpose, but most of the time I use a makeshift puller made of a jaw from a small bearing puller attached to a slide hammer. I slide the hook into the bearing, hook it from the back side, and pop it out.
 

jerrybromley

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I have tapped the pilot bearing and use a slide hammer on the bolt I screwed into it. Come to think of it I'll bet with it tapped you could pack the area behind the bearing with grease and turn a bolt down on top of the grease and force it out too or just use that bolt to push against the crank
 

pcf_mark

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What I have done in order of preference:

#1 drill and tap. Then just put a bolt in long enough to bottom out and just walk it out. Don;t be surprised if the bearing starts to turn!

#2 if there is roon behind it slide hammer. This is a total pain in the ass.

#3 pack it with grease and put a bolt or pin that fits the bore real tight. Start hammering it will move. You will also have grease everywhere.

#4 Dremel tool start inside and cut a groove in it. Total hack, slow, messy, burns up the bits.
 

sanndmann3

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Pretty cool! hadn't had to do that before... hope I can remember that trick... :)
 

mebco09

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Grease works like a champ. Just use the clutch disc alignment tool and a hammer. Tap it out. You have to fill it up with grease a couple of times though.

Clean the end of the crank out after you are done.

I'm sure the bread won't hurt anything, but just seems weird to put food in there.
 

73azbronco

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This^^^ Grease way, never used anything else, use paper towel to ensure punch is tight. I also spray PB blaster on it to give it every chance.
 

Scoop

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Grease works like a champ. Just use the clutch disc alignment tool and a hammer. Tap it out. You have to fill it up with grease a couple of times though.

Clean the end of the crank out after you are done.

I'm sure the bread won't hurt anything, but just seems weird to put food in there.

I thought it was weird too. I tried it and it worked so I've continued to use it. You have to keep adding it a bit at a time and it seems easier to add more bread than it would be to add more grease without a grease gun. Takes about half to 3/4 of a slice as I recall. A good sized driver is the ratchet end of a 1/2" extension. Hit the socket end with a brass hammer.
 
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