Topic: Pilot bearing

[Serenity now!]

Anybody have some tips getting the pilot bearing out? I don't have the tool the service manual shows. but I do have a grease gun. I was hoping for a n easier and/or cleaner way. It is for a 22re with a manual tranny. Thanks

[jimbo74]

you dont have to buy the tool, you can borrow it from pepboys, kragens, autozone......

[BigMike]

I just talked about this......... Check it out: http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=24958.msg265446#msg265446

[unclejpl4x4]

last time i did one it was on a ford ranger took me 2hrs and a few   if i ever go 2 do one aging

 joe: Snap-on ya order me this   
snap-on:  ok be there in 2 days

[Jeffe 81]

the "packing grease behind the pilot bearing trick" worked for me.  If you wrap the metal object you are going to use with electrical tape you can get a very tight seal.

[DTB]

the "packing grease behind the pilot bearing trick" worked for me.  If you wrap the metal object you are going to use with electrical tape you can get a very tight seal.

I like the bread trick. less mess 

[Willy Mammoth]

If the outter race is all that is left and you have access to a MIG or stick welder, you can carefully weld a bead around the inside of the race. When it cools it will shrink and fall out.

So long as you don't weld it to the crankshaft 

[rattlecanpaint]

Yea, I just put in a W56 and used the grease trick with one of the 19mm bellhouseing bolts.  Worked slicker'n scum off a loosianna swamp!

[jimbo74]

i tried to remove mine, wouldnt come out, i tried puttign grease in, nothing.....  eventually i broke out the innards with a screwdriver... well was stuck with jsut the outer race stuck i nthere, tried heat, didnt work, tried all sorts of stuff with no luck.... finally what i tried, was forcing a socket into the race, then with a ratchet just started cranking on the socket, eventually it broke free, slowly i would crank and pull on it, eventually it came out....