[DeTomaso] Stubborn Pilot Bushing

[Dave Londry]

Is there enough lip to collapse the race by (gently) banging it from the 
side with a punch?
Dave


On 1/25/17 6:30 PM, Mike Thomas wrote:
> OK, guys, I need some suggestions from the collective.
>
> I'm getting ready to put a new clutch into 6328, and am doing the usual due
> diligence by replacing the pilot bushing.  The one trying to remove is a
> needle-bearing type.  I had to drive it in bit when I put it in about 6
> years ago.  I am now at the point where I've trashed one bearing puller,
> completely pulled the guts out of the bearing part of the bushing except for
> the race  and the steel surrounding it.  Trying a second puller and it's not
> working.  There is only a round edge of the inner lip of the bearing race
> left.  When I removed this ones' predecessor, I used the
> fill-it-with-grease-and-beat-the-crap-(and grease) out-of-it-with-a-socket
> method, and it finally worked.  Made me nervous beating on the end of the
> crank that way for 20 minutes.  As it is now, just the race is left of the
> bearing in the center, with lips (or what's left of them) fore and aft, so
> there is not a clean shaft to put a socket or other in to try the grease
> thing again.  I'm beginning to think I need to file the outer lip off of the
> remains of the race and tap it for a bolt, then get a slide hammer and start
> working on it, or . . .?  I'm likely need to try to remove the inner race to
> do the tap as that's likely all I'll pull out by tapping it.
>
> Any and all suggestions are welcome.  Engine is still in the car.  I'm
> drizzling penetrating oil on the steel insert part of the bearing twice
> daily in hopes I can still get enough pull with puller #2.
>
> Thanks . . .
> Mike Thomas
> Pres., Panteras Northwest
> Yellow '74 #6328
>
>
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