Cutting Pilot Bearing

[Phil Payne]

> Last pilot bearing shell I pulled ('84 5000s), I had great results
> with a *rented* tiny two jaw puller that attached to a regular old
> slide hammer.  I had to do a bit of grinding (just removing forging
> seams really) to get it to fit, but it ultimately worked great once I
> got it to fit inside (behind the rear lip of the bearing cup).
> This tool worked so well because it could be tightened in such a way
> that the jaws were forcefully spread apart, emliminating any worries
> about ripping it out while using the slide hammer.

An excellent thing to rent.  I bought quite a good one (Sykes Pikavant) for
a LOT of money and I don't think it's ideal - it's three-jaw and I think
two-jaw pullers seem to work better on smaller bearings.

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