Removing bushing at back of crank...

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gerard gerard at poboxes.com wrote:
>
> Another question about removing press fit items...
>
> I need to remove the "pilot" bushing that is on the back of the crank of
> my MC engine. It's the bushing on the automatic transmissioned MC that
> is used in place of the pilot needle bearing on manual transmissioned
> MCs. I looked in my Bentley, but ofcourse there won't be details for
> removing it as there is no need to replace it anyway. I need to remove
> it in order to fit a pilot needle bearing (which I still need to find)
> as I'm also doing a automatic to manual conversion on this engine/car.
> Bentley indicates the use of tool 10-202 for removing of the pilot
> bearing and tool 2026 for fitting of the pilot bearing.
>
> How do I remove the bushing without damaging anything?
> What's the spec for the needle bearing as I'll need to source this from
> a generic bearing shop over here? I suppose this info is in ETKA. I'll
> take a look.
> What do I use for fitting the pilot needle bearing in place of tool
> 2026?
>
> Another odd thing about the Bentley is that they say to install the
> bearing to a depth of "a=5.5mm", but they don't indicate what "a" is?

Hi Gerard,

I ended up buying the tool for $25.  I never got a chance to
try out the grease displacement/impact method, but it has
apparently worked for some and not for others.

Here's where I got my tool:

http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/product4691.html

http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/quattrophile/vwp?.dir=/Audi&.src=ph
&.dnm=Image30.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/q
uattrophile/lst%3f%26.dir=/Audi%26.src=ph%26.view=t
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/quattrophile/vwp?.dir=/Audi&.src=ph
&.dnm=Image31.jpg&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/bc/q
uattrophile/lst%3f%26.dir=/Audi%26.src=ph%26.view=t

I'm not sure if those links could be shorter and still work.

Unfortunately, it's almost a one-time use tool.  However, it
definitely did the job and was easy to use.

HTH,

Ken