how do you get this out???

[Ian65]

Has anyone got any handy hints for getting the pilot bearing out?



I managed to get the seal out but not the bearing... I presume you need some sort of minature puller.... any other ideas before I sharpen up a wood chisel and chop it out.

[myatt1972]

I might have a small internal slide hammer (i did have one once) havnt seen it for a while, will have a hunt round for it.
If I cant find it I will bodge you one up at work tomorrow.

[Prof]

Yep - slide hammer is the tool - makes it so easy you\'ll wonder how it could ever be done any other way

[BenLewisMav]

Apparently a tight fitting piece of wood does the trick.
To be honest though if they are coming out its usually to be replaced so it doesnt matter if you savage them, just be careful on the shaft

[CHC (RIP)]

Any joy with extracting the \'bearing\' yet Ian?

[Ian65]

Any joy with extracting the \'bearing\' yet Ian?

not yet, nothing would touch it.... I\'m chopping it out.... still ongoing.

[CHC (RIP)]

Sure does sound one son of a ****h.  Is it possible to heat the surrounding area to expand it?

[Ian65]

Sure does sound one son of a ****h.  Is it possible to heat the surrounding area to expand it?

I\'m a bit worried there might be an oil seal on the shaft behind the flywheel and I might damage it with heat. It\'s almost out now, I\'ve chiselled most of it and cut it out with a dremmel. Nearly done.

[JBerg]

get a pilot bearing puller...sadly, almost every other way will bork the shaft.

[12at]

if you cant get a pilot bearing puller then ive used a small chisel before and some point nose pliers - did the trick..

[CHC (RIP)]

I\'m a bit worried there might be an oil seal on the shaft behind the flywheel and I might damage it with heat. It\'s almost out now, I\'ve chiselled most of it and cut it out with a dremmel. Nearly done.

 
Hows about an internal grinding tool or could the slithers of steel cause a problem too ?

[Ian65]

Hows about an internal grinding tool or could the slithers of steel cause a problem too ?

I\'ve used an engraving bit in the dremmel to carefully grind through the bearings hardened outer case, making sure I don\'t damage the shaft itself. Any slight marks I can polish out with the dremmel.
Using the proper kit is obviously the best way to do it but I haven\'t got the puller and this sod is in unbelievably tight.
It\'s nearly out now.

[CHC (RIP)]

True dedication - well done.

[Ian65]

True dedication

otherwise known as \'getting yourself out of the **** with whatever you\'ve got lying around\'!
Improvisation is the name of the game...

[CHC (RIP)]

That may very well be true but even so not everybody would have tackled this - well done.