[DeTomaso] Needle Bearing Pilot Bushing Won't Budge

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Sun Apr 24 19:38:47 EDT 2011


thanks.  on my list of things to try.

Michael
On Apr 24, 2011 7:01 PM, "Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
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> The Wet Toilet Paper Method for Pilot Bearing Removal
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> 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
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> 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.
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> Good luck and good hydraulics, Chuck Engles
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> 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
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> please explain the TP method.
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> Michael
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> On Apr 24, 2011 6:43 PM, "Charles Engles" <cengles at cox.net> wrote:
>> Dear Mike,
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>> 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
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>> works as advertised by Kirk: less messy than the grease method and just
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>> effective. Hydraulics are amazin'.
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>> Darn Pilot Bushings, Chuck Engles
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
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>> 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
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>> Same approach to Dan's but try wet toilet paper--not so messy and will
>> hydraulic the bearing right out.
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>> Kirk
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>> ----- 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
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>>>> 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.
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>>> 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.
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>>> Dan Jones
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