[DeTomaso] SPAM Removing Pilot Bearing - Partial Victory and Update - pics

Wed Jul 26 01:47:09 EDT 2023

Well, thanks, but I'll leave the MIG('s) to the Russians, I'll take an F22 Raptor any day . . .

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From: Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 6:05 PM
To: Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>; 'Asa Jay Laughton' <asajay at asajay.com>
Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ***SPAM*** Removing Pilot Bearing - Partial Victory and Update - pics

Good luck.  If you were close enough, I'd pop over with my MIG and we'd get 'er done.

I'm sure anyone else on the list would do the same - providing they have MIG and can travel.

On 7/25/23, 9:01 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Mike & Elizabeth" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com <mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of mbefthomas2 at gmail.com <mailto:mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>> wrote:

Right, I've ordered a Cape chisel so I can give it a go. I'm sure with all of you guys helping me we'll get 'er dun.
Thanks one and all once again!
Mike

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From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com <mailto:asajay at asajay.com>> 
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 5:52 PM
To: Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com <mailto:mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>>
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Subject: Re: ***SPAM*** [DeTomaso] Removing Pilot Bearing - Partial Victory and Update - pics

I think I’m with Jack on this one. Use something to cut race, it is probably not that hard. Here, I’d whip out the Leatherman and use the edge of the file like a small hacksaw blade until I was nearly through. Then I would use a chisel or punch on an outside edge to force it to collapse to the center. Then pull it out.

That one does not look like the one extracted years ago, and was easier to get out.

Asa Jay

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> On Jul 25, 2023, at 16:57, Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com <mailto:mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
> Pics of the offending bearing race and the center that did come out. At least the engine is sitting on a cradle on the garage floor and not in the car.
> 
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com <mailto:asajay at asajay.com>>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2023 3:23 PM
> To: Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com <mailto:mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>>
> Cc: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <mailto:detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Subject: Re: ***SPAM*** [DeTomaso] Removing Pilot Bearing - Partial 
> Victory and Update
> 
> Hi Mike,
> Could you send a photo of the crank with the obstinate bearing?
> 
> Thank you,
> Asa Jay
> 
> Sent via radio waves
> 
>> On Jul 25, 2023, at 13:22, Mike & Elizabeth <mbefthomas2 at gmail.com <mailto:mbefthomas2 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> Well, I was able to get the bearing puller into my pilot bearing and with the slide hammer, managed to pull the center of the bearing out, but the race is still firmly planted. I've tried to remove the race with the puller but it keeps popping out and is scoring inside of the race and rounding the inner edge where I'm trying to get it to hold on. There is such a narrow lip on the race on the inside, the puller just deflects enough to let go and ends up rounding the edge and scoring the inside of the barrel.
>> 
>> Not sure what to do at this point. If I need to file the inner edge of the puller to give it a flat grip on the inner lip, I'll have to buy my own. Trying to drill it out would take multiple large and I'm sure very expensive bit to drill the hardened steel as the hole is now 0.92". I could try threading with a 18/16" tap but as said in a previous response very difficult with in the hardened steel.
>> 
>> In the meantime I'm continuing to flood both ends of the race with penetrating oil in hopes that will help get it free, but I'm afraid I may have used up my bearing puller chances.
>> 
>> Concerned in Covington:
>> Mike
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