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#77060 05/03/2007 1:57 PM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 84 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 84 | I just had a quick question regarding the removal of the pilot bearing on this 283 for my '66 Fleetside. Do I have to buy a special tool for this. Everyone says to change it as a matter of course before I put the motor back in.
Any ideas here?
GWS
GS
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#77061 05/03/2007 2:45 PM | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | pump some grease into it and hammer a pilotshaft in to remove it 'hydraulicly', usually they come out pretty easy
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#77062 05/03/2007 2:45 PM | Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 230 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 230 | There is a special puller you can buy for pilot bearings, costs about $25 at harbor freight. If the pilot bearing is a solid one (not a ball bearing) you can pack the bearing hole with grease and then get a round piece of steel or bolt that will just go into the pilot hole and pound on it with a hammeer. The grease acts as a hydraulic media and will push out the bearing. | | |
#77063 05/03/2007 5:05 PM | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,317 | If you run into one that will not come out with the mechanical puller or "grease" method I've found that using a center punch to mark a spot and a 1/8 drill bit will relieve enough tension so that it can be mechanically removed.
The key to getting it out with grease is to pack it full....I use a 5/8 wooden dowel trimmed down to fit tight in the bore and smack it SMARTLY with a 3 pound+ hammer. I have a good pilot brg puller and it doesn't always work. Hope this helps.
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#77064 05/03/2007 5:25 PM | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 84 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 84 | Thanks a lot. I will do this. I appreciate the feedback.
GS
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#77066 05/04/2007 12:01 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 | The easiest way of all is to buy a tap large enough to grab the bearing and just turn it into the bearing with a wrench until it bottoms out on the crank shaft flange, then continue to turn it until it runs up the tap and comes totally out. No messy grease, no toilet paper (that's one I haven't seen before), just a mechanical extraction solution. Joe 
"Truckin' Around .......... Since 1937!" My name is Joe and I am addicted to Classic Country Music. I just can't hep myself.Operators are standing by to take your calls! Now cruising in the Passing Lane | | |
#77068 05/04/2007 12:25 AM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | Don't break the tap off, though, then you are SOL.
Playdoh works better than grease and is easier to clean up.
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#77069 05/04/2007 12:46 AM | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Lisle tools sells a handy looking tapered screw that bites in to the bushing, then you put a grease gun on it to force it out. I think I will get one one day. Could be a little less messy than the grease and hammer, and perhaps quicker.
I have had good luck with the tap, but once you have threads in the bushing remove the tap and use a bolt to jack the bushing out. Or a slide hammer on the bolt.
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#77070 05/04/2007 5:32 AM | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,820 | Grigg - That'll work, too! Then there is no worry about poppin' the tap. Joe
"Truckin' Around .......... Since 1937!" My name is Joe and I am addicted to Classic Country Music. I just can't hep myself.Operators are standing by to take your calls! Now cruising in the Passing Lane | | |
#77071 05/05/2007 2:19 AM | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 354 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 354 | An ordinary bolt has worked for me just as well as a tap.
Harold Wilson
41 Chevy 3/4 Ton
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