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Does anyone have one or know a good way to remove the pilot bearing???

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Posts: 146 | From: Brentwood CA, USA | Registered: Jul 2001  |  :
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Yeah they do have a puller for that. A local tool store or rental place should have it.

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does anyone know of a store like that??? (NOT AUTO ZONE) they have the puller but it needs a slide hammer and of coarse they dont have that

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Posts: 146 | From: Brentwood CA, USA | Registered: Jul 2001  |  :
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Kragen have a pilot bearing puller...Its not the slide hammer one, and they should have one availible for rent...

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I used a slide hammer without any luck... I have a number of friends that also tried the slide hammer method only to fail.

The only way that worked for me was to break it up with a hammer and chissel until it collapsed. The metal on the outer lip breaks up rather easily.
Luke

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yeah it took me about 30 minutes to get mine out with a chissle and hammer pain in the ass. But it can be done with some patience and time.

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I to have used the slide hammer method. On Fasterdamnit's car and we had to stick a wedge in the middle to spread it better to get more of a bite... That is the trick to it!!!

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Posts: 1023 | From: ODENTON MD | Registered: Sep 2001  |  :
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dont' try harder, try smarter!
pack the inside of the pilot bearing with axle grease or bearing grease and use a punch that fits inside snugly, whack at it (pounding the grease into the center of the bearing) with a hammer and the bearing pops right out

hydraulics...

good luck, hope i expained it clearly enough

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