I like that idea.

I too had some trouble getting pilot bearing out.

I ended up half destroying and half removing it "properly" with a
small slide hammer. IIRC, I made slide hammer by grinding the pointed
end of a long spike flat, drilled a hole in this end, threaded a small
bolt with washer in that, put vice grips on head end of spike, and
slid some kind of weight along spike.

Neil.

On 5/6/07, Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
> 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/
> > Vanagon mods, tech info and O2 sensor help
> >
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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