Pilot bearing remover

[keywestjack]

Has anyone seen one these cheaper? I want to stay away from the two finger and three finger type.


http://www.etoolcart.com/blindholepullerotc4581.aspx




I am removing a pilot bearing on an 03 Corvette.


Thanks, Jack



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[Major Ramifications]

I have very little experience with this, but I have always heard that if you pack the hole with grease, and then whack in a bolt that is only slightly smaller in diameter than the hole, the pilot bushing is supposed to pop out.

 

[chammyman]

indeed a drift, grease, candle wax or soap in the hole belt the drift and out she pops.

 

[goodfellow]

I have very little experience with this, but I have always heard that if you pack the hole with grease, and then whack in a bolt that is only slightly smaller in diameter than the hole, the pilot bushing is supposed to pop out.

+1 Use a drift, bolt, or even wooden dowel and a little wheel bearing grease; and out they come. I have the finger type and they rarely get used.

 

[PAToyota]

I had always used the grease method - turned a dowel down on the lathe to fit the inner hole instead of the bolt/drift/whatever that other people suggested. Worked fine until I got to my K2500 earlier this year.

Part of the reason for clutch failure was that the pilot bearing had failed and allowed the shaft to walk around a bit. Unfortunately, with the pilot bearing in pieces it was impossible to get a tight enough fit with the dowel to keep pressure - the grease just squirted out around the dowel.

I picked up one of these at Harbor Freight.

Now for a few disclaimers. I did have to spend some time with a file cleaning up the castings of the jaws and then bend them a bit so that they were straight so that they'd all come together to fit together the way that they should to fit into the bearing. And then I was pretty much waiting for them to snap or crack as I started applying pressure. But the tool ended up working beautifully and I've used it a couple times since.

Definitely worth the $8 I spent on it (on sale).

 

[nissan_crawler]

I have very little experience with this, but I have always heard that if you pack the hole with grease, and then whack in a bolt that is only slightly smaller in diameter than the hole, the pilot bushing is supposed to pop out.

That's how I do it. Quick and cheap.

 

[tatra]

i too have used the grease trick, but last few clutches i have done, i take the flywheel in for turning and they install a new bearing for me..........been awhile since i 've done a clutch tho..........

 

[ImportTuner]

Has anyone seen one these cheaper? I want to stay away from the two finger and three finger type.


http://www.etoolcart.com/blindholepullerotc4581.aspx




I am removing a pilot bearing on an 03 Corvette.


Thanks, Jack



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I have that exact OTC puller; works great ..

 

[krusty the clown]

i have one of these

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1238&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

and one of these

http://www.mactools.com/Mac/Mac+Pro...ialty/Pullers/Bolt+Grip/General+Purpose/PP956

the slide hammer type works better though

 

[Junkman]

I have the same one that Krusty posted from Matco. I bought my in 1957, and I can't tell you how many times that I used it. I learned the grease trick much later on in life, but after trying it once, I went back to the puller. Lot faster to use the puller than to clean up the grease... especially if it spurts out and hits you in the face. Mine is a OTC I think..

 

[krusty the clown]

I have the same one that Krusty posted from Matco. I bought my in 1957, and I can't tell you how many times that I used it. I learned the grease trick much later on in life, but after trying it once, I went back to the puller. Lot faster to use the puller than to clean up the grease... especially if it spurts out and hits you in the face. Mine is a OTW I think..

so a matco from 1957? i'm assuming that mac labled the allied likes as MATCO from the beginings of mac allied tool co in 1946? btw the older ones i remember were from from old forge.

 

[Junkman]

Not Matco from 1957, but a tool like what Matco sells now that was purchased in 1957. I bought it at Rella Brothers NAPA in Jersey City NJ. I remember that because I bought all my tools and supplies there, since I could charge them to my fathers account. He was always amazed at my ability to take something apart and fix it, and was always willing to allow me to have whatever tools I needed to get the job done, even it it cost more than having to done by a commercial garage. The only thing that I didn't do was brakes. I didn't feel confident that I could do them right and if they failed, then I was toast... burnt toast at that...

PS....... just for the heck of it, I just went to the NAPA website to see if they were still in business, and to my surprise, there is no NAPA store in Jersey City any longer. Back then it was a huge store, and a thriving business.

 

[bmwpower]

I use this. Around $50. Any idea of the diameter of the hole?

 

[Stephenw]

I want to stay away from the two finger and three finger type.

Why?

I have the OTC bridge type puller. It has never failed me.

 

[bmwpower]

Check AutoZone...that may be the cheapest route of all (if you rent it and they have one that works).

 

[Elroy]

last few clutches i have done, i take the flywheel in for turning and they install a new bearing for me..........been awhile since i 've done a clutch tho..........

We can tell because the bearings are typically in the crank shaft.

The grease trick "might" work on brass but you can forget it if it's a needle.

 

[krusty the clown]

actually most newer vehicles have them in the flywheel

 

[Elroy]

In that case let the machine shop install the bearing as stated. In which case they will have the proper tools to remove the bearing.

The original poster did state Corvette. Are these contained in the Flywheel?? Doubt it

 

[nissan_crawler]

We can tell because the bearings are typically in the crank shaft.

The grease trick "might" work on brass but you can forget it if it's a needle.

I've done it on both, never had it fail me yet on at least 15 clutches.

 

[chammyman]

I have to say it doesn't work on needle or rollers that I have worked on.

The bush type yeah but the needle ones we used to just get the burner on them and watch them fire out The needle ones normally have a closed back on them.

The ball bearing types were in the flywheel and usually found on trucks, easy to get outhook a slide hammer in and a tug and its out, or pull the flywheel off bang it out fit it back on pop in the new bearing

 

[48548]

I have this, but have not tried it.
http://www.lislecorp.com/tool_detail.cfm?detail=1098