Ken,

When I removed the pilot bearing from my '85 I lipped a bolt head behind
the bearing and put a washer and nut on the outside end of the shaft.
Turning down the nut withdrew the pilot bearing without much hassle.

Mike

Kenneth Lewis wrote:
> Greetings,
> I need to remove a pilot bearing from the end of the crankshaft. I hate to
> spend $50+ (http://tinyurl.com/23m9wo) for a tool I will probably only use
> once. Any ideas, suggestions,help,etc.. would be appreciated.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
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