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68dustin
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How do you get this pos out! lol.. any pointers will help. I'm going to rent a slide hammer tonight. any other suggestions?
[ 2013-04-11, 07:24 AM: Message edited by: 68dustin ]
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Posts: 3992 | From: neverland | Registered: Feb 2005
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SLOWFOX
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Throw out slide out from the fork. Do you mean pilot bearing perhaps?
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68dustin
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ya sorry
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Posts: 3992 | From: neverland | Registered: Feb 2005
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elsilerjr
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i just did mine and let me tell you it wasnt easy, the car i just bought been sitting since 2007, i went to autozone and rented a puller and that didnt even work, it ended up breaking it, i had to take a screw driver and break the damn thing in half and pulled it out once it got loose, hopefully you will have better luck then i did
Posts: 26 | From: Turlock | Registered: Apr 2013
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wilit
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The best method is with hydraulic pressure. They make pilot bearing pullers that threads into the bearing and sqirts grease behind it and forces the bearing out. If you can't find one of those, you can accomplish the same effect by squiting as much grease as you can into the cavity behind the bearing and using a dowel thats a near press fit to the diameter of the bearing, give it a few whacks with a hammer. You'll have to stop occasionally to add more grease as the bearing starts to come out. It's messy, but has worked for me in the past when a mechanical puller hasn't.
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68dustin
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Originally posted by wilit:
The best method is with hydraulic pressure. They make pilot bearing pullers that threads into the bearing and sqirts grease behind it and forces the bearing out. If you can't find one of those, you can accomplish the same effect by squiting as much grease as you can into the cavity behind the bearing and using a dowel thats a near press fit to the diameter of the bearing, give it a few whacks with a hammer. You'll have to stop occasionally to add more grease as the bearing starts to come out. It's messy, but has worked for me in the past when a mechanical puller hasn't.
tried this method last night... ![[Frown]](frown.gif) no luck..
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SacStangDriver
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+1 on grease method it has worked for me too.
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turbo50
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quote:
Originally posted by 68dustin:
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Originally posted by wilit:
The best method is with hydraulic pressure. They make pilot bearing pullers that threads into the bearing and sqirts grease behind it and forces the bearing out. If you can't find one of those, you can accomplish the same effect by squiting as much grease as you can into the cavity behind the bearing and using a dowel thats a near press fit to the diameter of the bearing, give it a few whacks with a hammer. You'll have to stop occasionally to add more grease as the bearing starts to come out. It's messy, but has worked for me in the past when a mechanical puller hasn't.
tried this method last night... no luck..
Air chisel, be careful and be patient. Split it and pull it out.
Dont knick the crank pilot
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SLOWFOX
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Here goes my dads secret works really good. Go find one of those long candles or aka candle stick OK any break it up and and some wax in the hole of the bearing add more and hammer it in and add more and hammer it in and so on and so forth more you add more it pops it out once you're done clean really good and bam done.
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Posts: 2399 | From: ESSJ | Registered: Jul 2011
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68dustin
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gonna try them all tonight... hopefully I will be victorious!!!!
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Greasy
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I've got a remover that's a slide hammer and have used it numerous times with great success. Oriellys should have one you can rent.
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Posts: 3272 | From: North Dallas | Registered: Jan 2005
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68dustin
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Slide hammer epic failure - air chisel kicked ass
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SLOWSN95
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I cannot count how many clutches and pilot bearings I've changed. I have always used a slide hammer without any failures.
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Posts: 2214 | From: 510/east bay | Registered: Mar 2008
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triple b
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Technique... if you use the slide hammer and fuck up the bearing its useless
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Posts: 1730 | From: sacramento ca | Registered: Nov 2008
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Camara90
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I pulled the stock one without issue with the wet paper method. Tried the same method when I went to switch over to a c4 and the bitch wouldnt budge. Purchased a slide hammer and it yanked out the inner bearing and left the race. I ended up having to chisel away the race. It was not fun! Good luck!
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Gatlin6T9
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Grease method works every time, much easier than those garbage removal tools. Use a thick grease like wheel bearing grease. Pack the hole full, making sure to get out as much air as you can, and use an old alignment tool. Line it up, 1-2 good hits with the hammer and they pop right out.
Posts: 226 | From: Antioch, CA | Registered: May 2005
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