In 91 had an '86 Syncro GL and the transmission output seal developed
a leak. This was my first water cooled VW. I pulled the engine and
went to change the seal, then I noticed the pilot bearing was shot,
but how to get it out?
I ended up going to the dealer and asked to talk to a mechanic, they
brought one out (sounds weird to say it like that) and I asked him
"how and the heck do you get that bearing out?" He told me with a
dremil tool very very carefully. I did and put the new bearing in.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  6/20/2010 01:21 PM, Kurt Grotz wrote:

>Big problem was getting the destroyed pilot bearing out.  There was
>nothing to grab on to, as it was just the outer shell