How is the clutch pilot bushing removed from the end of the crankshaft? About all I can do is cut it with a hacksaw blade in a couple of places. Very little room to work. Does the new bushing go in easily, can't afford to mess up either end of it. It has a longitudinal slot in it that I suppose makes it a little easier. Old one does not have that, far as I can tell.
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Janicholson
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Easiest method is to find a piece of aluminum that can be sanded to a tight fit in the bearing. Pack grease in the hole of the bearing and use the rod as a hydaulic piston to push the bushing out of the crank. Pounding it in smashes the grease, which pushes against the rear edge of the bushing forcing it out.
A slide hammer is also used for this. with a wedge adjusted spreader tool.
A third method is to use a tap that fits the hole in the bushing ( guessing 1/2-13) threading the bushing. Keep threading until the bushing is pushed out of the hole by the tap hitting the bottom of the hole if the tap seems to want to jamb or break before it moves, put a bolt in the new threads and pull on that! . Good luck Jim
A slide hammer is also used for this. with a wedge adjusted spreader tool.
A third method is to use a tap that fits the hole in the bushing ( guessing 1/2-13) threading the bushing. Keep threading until the bushing is pushed out of the hole by the tap hitting the bottom of the hole if the tap seems to want to jamb or break before it moves, put a bolt in the new threads and pull on that! . Good luck Jim
Pack the center hole of the pilot bearing with wheel bearing grease and find a bolt that fits the hole tight. Put the bolt in the center hole and hit it with a hammer. The grease may hydraulic the bushing out.
Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn"t.
Napa should have the pilot bearing removal tool if all fails.
The new pilot bearing just taps in real snug.
There is a tool for that also so you don't mess up the edge by the center hole.
Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn"t.
Napa should have the pilot bearing removal tool if all fails.
The new pilot bearing just taps in real snug.
There is a tool for that also so you don't mess up the edge by the center hole.
Grease method did not work -- rented a slide hammer and bushing puller from O'Reilly. Took about 30 seconds to get out, and a long time to get the new one in -- hard to get in straight. They did not have an installation tool. As to threading it and pulling it out, the inside diameter is 7/8 plus, as I used a 7/8 bolt for the grease try. May be 15/16, not sure.
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