I had a terrible time getting the bearing cage out of my diesel crank a
while back. I pulled on it with my cheapo old puller, and dremeled away
at it for hours. I chiseled for an hour. Finally I went to my FLAPS,
and found that they "rent" high-quality pullers for free (a returnable
deposit is involved, so it was actually free--AutoZone) and it came
right out.

Since then I've gotten several specialized tools from them for free,
and they have been very good quality. In the case of tools for my
daughter's honda front end, I had to wait a day or two. But the other
stuff was readily available. Don't buy great big sockets when you need
them, ask around and get them from a FLAPS.

Go get they good stuff. It will come out.

Jim
On Mar 6, 2005, at 9:50 PM, Stan Wilder wrote:

> It could be the shell of an old bearing.
> Try catching the edge of it with a good quality cold chisel and drive
> it in
> and obliterate it or try getting a bind on it and removing it.
> A dremel tool might prove useful if you prefer to slowly grind it out.
>
> Stan Wilder
> Engine Ceramics
> 214-352-4931
> www.engineceramics.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 9:21 PM
> Subject: Pilot Bearing in crankshaft from Automatic...
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>
>> I'm putting a 2.1 WBX from a donor van with an automatic
>> transmission into my 4 speed van.  One thing I have to do
>> is put a pilot bearing in the end of the crankshaft.  When
>> I stick my finger in the hole, it feels like there's a thin
>> sheet metal cylinder where the pilot bearing should go.  When
>> I flick it with my fingernail, it feels and sounds more like
>> sheet metal than solid crankshaft material.
>>
>> Please view this photo:
>>
>> http://www3.telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/crankend.jpg
>>
>> The lower finger points out one of the lips of the cylinder;
>> the upper finger points out the inner lip of the cylinder.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is this cylinder a leftover part that I should remove before
>> installing the new pilot bearing, or should I tap my pilot
>> bearing in with everything as is?
>>
>> Thanks for any illumination!
>>
>> --tabe johnson
>> xtabe@yahoo.com
>> Immobile '87 Westy
>>
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