Piolt bearing removal help!

[Jaswir]

ok i rented the slide hammer... and it only pulled the center bearing out! Now there isnt crap for it to grab to pull the housing out!

So am i just stuck with a Hammer and chisel to get this out? Thing wont come out for nothing!!!

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

I packed that hole with grease, and I then used an old socket to put in the hole and hit it with a hammer. The socket pushed the grease back toward the bearing and forced it out. IT took a while though, trying different sockets, and putting more grease in, and of course some swear words. Just keep using the chisel and hammer, but don't damage the seat of the crank, then you'll really be SOL.

 

[Jaswir]

i tried the grease trick before i bought the puller... didnt work... then the puller just pulled the center bearing out! Now im trying to chisle it now... gotta go buy another one and then it should be out! What a SOB this is!!

 

[93 LX]

i used pieces of wet newspaper. Pack the hole and then used a socket to push out the bearing.

 

[millhouse]

Your problem is that you did not locate the removal tool in the proper orientation. There are notch’s on the backside of the outer bearing race clocked 180* from one another.

The tool needs to fit in these notch’s or else (as you have already found out) you will simply rip the inner race from the outer. Regardless, the notch’s are still there, and all you have to do is located the tool on them properly.

 

[ShortThrow50]

Your problem is that you did not locate the removal tool in the proper orientation. There are notch’s on the backside of the outer bearing race clocked 180* from one another.

The tool needs to fit in these notch’s or else (as you have already found out) you will simply rip the inner race from the outer. Regardless, the notch’s are still there, and all you have to do is located the tool on them properly.

I postioned mine in those notches. That didnt stop it from doing what happened to this guy. no biggie though. Hammer and a screwdriver chiseled the rest of the stuff out with no prblem at all.

 

[Jaswir]

i am aware of the notches.. Still there isnt nothing for it to grab! For some reason the new pilot bearing i have is different then the one thats in there... There is notches but only a couple MM for it to grab onto! Kinda hard to explain... but its the same width all the way around! Sucks!


Still havent gotten it out! its a pita now!

 

[Jaswir]

maybe cause it was a AOD car before? they make the cranks different?

 

[Darkwriter77]

maybe cause it was a AOD car before? they make the cranks different?

Cranks are identical between AOD and T-5 cars - the motors aren't different at all due to tranny differences.

Even with the inner bearing out, you can still use the socket-grease-hammer method. Had the same issue happen while I was pulling the pilot bearing on a clutch install, yanked out the inner bearing but not the bearing race. You just have to be sure to pack as much grease as physically possible into that hole, because air compresses too much and nullifies the hydraulic pressure of the grease you're trying to use to press out the bearing. Also, you might have a bugger of a time getting the socket free of the bearing if/when you get it out, but it'll free up if you play with it enough.

 

[Jaswir]

i have been beating on it with a chisel already! its almost out but i need a new chisel! So the grease method wont work now..

my fault oh well! Learned the hardway!