I am finally getting time to get back on the clutch swap for my 58. I checked the pilot bearing and it is loose and oblong, so it definitely needs replacing.

I have seen a number of people here recommend running an NPT tap through it and using that to push it out.

Well, I ran the tap through the bushing and it bottomed out in the crank (I verified the depth), but now I am just turning the engine with the tap rather than it pushing the bushing out.

Did I miss a step somewhere? I don't really want to give it some juice and snap the tap off in there.

Suggestions?


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