Water in oil/brown smoke

[Joshua van Tol]

On Dec 20, 2005, at 4:02 PM, Huw Powell wrote:
>> Also, any tips on removing the pilot bearing.
>> Last and first time I did one of these, it was more on
>> the role of assistant when Cody F, did a whole clutch
>> kit replacement on a 5KTQ. He removed that pilot
>> bearing so fast and without any effort
>> that I really did not noticed when he did it. All I
>> recall is asking him if he had R&R the pilot bearing
>> and him responding I just did it.
>
> Yes, I think it is either very easy or a big pain.  The last one I  
> remember took an hour or three and a lot of patience with picks,  
> chisels, and dremels.  Using the "proper" tool would probably be  
> very nice, or at least a tool that helps, like a cotter pin puller.

Sometimes, you can remove the pilot bearing by filling the area  
behind the bearing, and almost to the face of the bearing with HEAVY  
grease, and using a dowel the same size as the ID of the bearing to  
force the grease in. Use a big hammer on the dowel. Also, it helps to  
stuff a chunk of heavy duty paper towel in on top of the grease as a  
sort of makeshift seal.

Failing that, the deal with the dremel tool sucks, but you certainly  
can get them out that way. A word of caution though, the metal that  
the pilot bearing is made of is VERY hard, and forms very sharp  
shards when ground up. Use eye protection, and long gloves, or you  
will be picking little chunks of metal out of your fingers for weeks.  
Ask me how I know this...