<VV> pilot bearing

[kaczmarek@charter.net]

ALL

I always use the bread method

Pack the center of the bearing with white bread--no crusts just the white part
Place the input shaft in against the bread, put a wood drift on the other and and give her a couple wacks with a hammer. Works EVERY TIME.

Regards
HANK
> 
> From: Geoff Johnson <geoffj@unm.edu>
> Date: 2004/07/23 Fri PM 06:48:01 GMT
> To: lloyd biggerstaff <lloydscorvan@yahoo.com>,  virtualvairs@corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> pilot bearing
> 
> Several Approaches.
> 1.  Pack with grease and put a old input shaft in (old one that wont be 
> used anymore)  pound on the end.  The hydraulic pressure will drive it out. 
> Another option is to do the same thing with bread.
> 
> 2.  Get a 18MM Spark Plug thread chaser.  Put it in and turn it.  It will 
> thread into the bushing and bottom out at the base of the hole.  Keep 
> turning, this will then drve the bushing out.
> 
> 3.  Rent a Puller.  I did this a few weeks ago.  The one I got was to big. 
> Deciding to keep it I ground the fingers that it cathes the bushing with 
> down to fit inside it.  Usually these attach to a slide hammer, that is 
> then used to pull it out.
> 
> Hope that helps!
> Geoff Johnson
> 
> 
> --On Friday, July 23, 2004 11:38 AM -0700 lloyd biggerstaff 
> <lloydscorvan@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > What is the best way and the easiest to pull a pilot bearing out of the
> > crank?Any suggestions would be appreciated.Thanks.
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