[DeTomaso] Needle Bearing Pilot Bushing Won't Budge

[Charles Engles]

Dear Mike,

 

 

                 The Wet Toilet Paper Method for Pilot Bearing Removal

 

 

                 Take a sufficient amount of commonly available toilet
paper.  ( High performance toilet paper is not required. )   Tear or cut it
into strips.   Proceed to get the paper wet .    Using fingers, needle nose
pliers or tweezers stuff the wet toilet paper through the bushing.  Keep
pushing and stuffing.  When packed, then take an appropriately sized socket
head that will just fit into the opening of the pilot bushing.   Stuff the
inside of the socket with more wet toilet paper.   Then place the filled
socket head with an extension into the pilot bushing opening.   Take a
hammer and strike the extension.   When done correctly, this odd concoction
of wet paper and socket and extension will pop the bushing out.  Sometimes
it does take some further application of wet paper, etc.   I hope that is
clear.   

 

 

                    As I type this, I seem to recall that when I did it, it
worked best with strips of wet paper shop towels.   Oh, well.

 

 

 

                               Good luck and good hydraulics,   Chuck Engles

 

 

 

 

From: michael at michaelshortt.com [mailto:michaelsavga at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 5:50 PM
To: Charles Engles
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Needle Bearing Pilot Bushing Won't Budge

 

please explain the TP method.

Michael

On Apr 24, 2011 6:43 PM, "Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
> Dear Mike,
> 
> 
> I have tried the grease method and it works. I then moved on to
> the wet toilet paper technique (Steady now Larry in Cleveland......) and
it
> works as advertised by Kirk: less messy than the grease method and just as
> effective. Hydraulics are amazin'.
> 
> 
> Darn Pilot Bushings, Chuck Engles
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
On
> Behalf Of Kirk Evans
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 5:14 PM
> To: Daniel C Jones; Pantera REALBIG forum
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Needle Bearing Pilot Bushing Won't Budge
> 
> Same approach to Dan's but try wet toilet paper--not so messy and will 
> hydraulic the bearing right out.
> 
> Kirk
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daniel C Jones" <daniel.c.jones2 at gmail.com>
> To: "Pantera REALBIG forum" <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 6:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Needle Bearing Pilot Bushing Won't Budge
> 
> 
>>> I have a needle-bearing type pilot bushing that I'm replacing while the
>>> engine is out of the car. I set up a slide-hammer style blind bearing
>>> puller and was able to pull the center out of the assembly on the first
>>> pass.
>>
>> I broke one of those pullers and bloodied my hands trying to get one out
>> then I tried the grease trick. Pack it full of a heavy grease and tap
>> a rod in the center. It popped out like magic.
>>
>> Dan Jones
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