2 pieces of white bread and a socket and hammer.
No tools and no greasy cleanup.
No tools and no greasy cleanup.
this is the best pilot bearing removal tool that i've used
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I am pretty certain that our pilot bearing is too small to work with that tool.
That was just an example. My point was that they are cheap, and for those that are paying $70 at Amazon, you are getting hosed. Search eBay and there are a ton that will probably work. You can even rent them at AutoZone and O'Reilly's IIRC.
The last time I pulled a pilot bearing, I just did it old-scholl and packed some grease in and used a punch to force it out hydraulically. That works too!
+1 Worked great for me.
OTC makes a lot of the special tools for Ford.
Translation:
OTC makes a lot of the expensive special tools for Ford!!!
Always good to have their catalog handy though:
SPX OTC
This is good reference too (you can search for special tools by vehicle):
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I have always had trouble with pilot bearings on my old fords.
So now when replacing the clutch on my '04 cobra, I was trying to get it done without all the fuss.
I picked up the bearing puller from Harbor Freight for about $15. It seemed like a decent tool for the $$.
Unfortunately, the OD of the 3-jaws were to large to fit the OD of the pilot bearing. I used my grinder to remove about 1/16" from each jaw so it would fit inside. I was dissapointed to see the inner bearing section pulling out with the outside housing still firmly in place.
I stopped the process to do a strategy check before proceeding. I now see that it is fairly commong for the PB to come out in two pieces. So I now see a few options....
a) keep pulling out the bearing center and then use my same puller to try and get the outer section out. /// Is the outer section harder to pull? (I wonder)
b) Try the bread/wet paper/playdough method. Not sure if the center section being partially out will cause problems with the hydro method. ??
c) Go buy or rent a puller to hammer this sucker out.
These have always given me fits!! Almost makes me want to drive a auto!!
......almost.
mark
So now when replacing the clutch on my '04 cobra, I was trying to get it done without all the fuss.
I picked up the bearing puller from Harbor Freight for about $15. It seemed like a decent tool for the $$.
Unfortunately, the OD of the 3-jaws were to large to fit the OD of the pilot bearing. I used my grinder to remove about 1/16" from each jaw so it would fit inside. I was dissapointed to see the inner bearing section pulling out with the outside housing still firmly in place.
I stopped the process to do a strategy check before proceeding. I now see that it is fairly commong for the PB to come out in two pieces. So I now see a few options....
a) keep pulling out the bearing center and then use my same puller to try and get the outer section out. /// Is the outer section harder to pull? (I wonder)
b) Try the bread/wet paper/playdough method. Not sure if the center section being partially out will cause problems with the hydro method. ??
c) Go buy or rent a puller to hammer this sucker out.
These have always given me fits!! Almost makes me want to drive a auto!!
......almost.
mark
Update:
Last night, I chose to have another go at the TOB with the modified HF pilot bearing puller.
The center (roller)section of the bearing came right out without any issue.
Then I set the tool up to pull the outer bushing. I was a little concerned about lining up the 3-jaw HF puller because of the groove in the back face on the bearing, but it did not turn out to be an issue. It came right out without any trouble!! :banana:
This was by far the easiest pilot bearing removal ever for me. I have tried slide hammers, the grease method and ususally end up cutting them out with a dremel.
The modified $15 HF puller is now my preferred method!!
Last night, I chose to have another go at the TOB with the modified HF pilot bearing puller.
The center (roller)section of the bearing came right out without any issue.
Then I set the tool up to pull the outer bushing. I was a little concerned about lining up the 3-jaw HF puller because of the groove in the back face on the bearing, but it did not turn out to be an issue. It came right out without any trouble!! :banana:
This was by far the easiest pilot bearing removal ever for me. I have tried slide hammers, the grease method and ususally end up cutting them out with a dremel.
The modified $15 HF puller is now my preferred method!!
I used the bread method as shown in my video below, works great, cost about 3 bucks and I made toast afterwards:
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53MWc_dIR-s"]Pilot Bearing Removal Using Bread - YouTube[/nomedia]
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53MWc_dIR-s"]Pilot Bearing Removal Using Bread - YouTube[/nomedia]
And that was AFTER you pounded the bread??! I am sorry, but that still looked like a PITA. Through that entire video, I was waiting for you to bust you knuckles in the tunnel. I am sure that I would have! But thats just me.
My HF puller was about <$15. It took 3 minutes to skinny it up with the bench grinder to fit the ID. It came out in two sections, but it came right out?? And no hammer!!
My HF puller was about <$15. It took 3 minutes to skinny it up with the bench grinder to fit the ID. It came out in two sections, but it came right out?? And no hammer!!
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