Jim,
I've used Matt's method and it works every time on bronze bushings. The only difference is I don't jam the tap against the crank as it might dig into the cast iron. A bolt with a radiused end seems less likely to harm the crank.
But your photo shows a needle bearing, not a bushing. There are pullers for those with expanding fingers that grip the bearing that is then extracted with a threaded puller or a slide hammer. That's not so simple as threading a bronze bushing but I know it's doable because I used to do it on my '64 VW bug decades ago.
Last edited by yar; 03/06/2018 11:50 PM.
