The puller I used was from Autozone and it had two prongs on it and it was attached to a slide hammer. It worked perfectly for me the first time, it took 30 seconds.
I know a lot of people have problems getting these out, but as suggested above a slide hammer is perfect with the right attachment.
I know a lot of people have problems getting these out, but as suggested above a slide hammer is perfect with the right attachment.
find a socket that fits tight in the hole. If you cant find one that fits tight, used the next smaller size and wrap tape around it till it fits in the hole snug. Stick an extension in the socket and fill the socket and the hole with grease. Stick the socket in the hole then pound it in with a hammer. The hydraulics will force the stuck part of the bearing out. A little messy though!
Here's a cool method. I would have never believed it if I hadn't watched it.
Grab a hammer, a 2" or 3" hex head bolt that the hex end will fit into the pilot bearing center hole, water and a bunch of notebook paper.
Start soaking pieces of notebook paper with the water and stuffing it into the pilot bearing opening. Place the bolt's hex end into the paper and pack the paper with the hammer. Keep packing more and more, over and over. After performing 8 or 10 packings on the paper you will start to notice the pilot bearing slowly working it's way out. It almost looks like a simple hydraulic action. It's kinda slow but the bearing comes out without a single scar anywhere.
I know, sounds silly. I worked fantastic.
GT
Grab a hammer, a 2" or 3" hex head bolt that the hex end will fit into the pilot bearing center hole, water and a bunch of notebook paper.
Start soaking pieces of notebook paper with the water and stuffing it into the pilot bearing opening. Place the bolt's hex end into the paper and pack the paper with the hammer. Keep packing more and more, over and over. After performing 8 or 10 packings on the paper you will start to notice the pilot bearing slowly working it's way out. It almost looks like a simple hydraulic action. It's kinda slow but the bearing comes out without a single scar anywhere.
I know, sounds silly. I worked fantastic.
GT