[DeTomaso] Needle Bearing Pilot Bushing Won't Budge

John Taphorn jtaphorn at kingwoodcable.com
Sun Apr 24 19:03:13 EDT 2011


I would think the TP and grease method work better on the bronze bushing 
then on the remains of a pilot bearing's outer race that is probably damaged 
from the puller.  My money is still on the chisel

JT.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: " Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Needle Bearing Pilot Bushing Won't Budge


> 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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