I like that idea. I too had some trouble getting pilot bearing out. I ended up half destroying and half removing it "properly" with a small slide hammer. IIRC, I made slide hammer by grinding the pointed end of a long spike flat, drilled a hole in this end, threaded a small bolt with washer in that, put vice grips on head end of spike, and slid some kind of weight along spike. Neil.
On 5/6/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote: > Ken, > > When I removed the pilot bearing from my '85 I lipped a bolt head behind > the bearing and put a washer and nut on the outside end of the shaft. > Turning down the nut withdrew the pilot bearing without much hassle. > > Mike > > > > Kenneth Lewis wrote: > > Greetings, > > I need to remove a pilot bearing from the end of the crankshaft. I hate to > > spend $50+ (http://tinyurl.com/23m9wo) for a tool I will probably only use > > once. Any ideas, suggestions,help,etc.. would be appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks, > > Ken Lewis > > http://neksiwel.20m.com/ > > Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor help > > >
-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. |
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