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Subject:Re: Ooooooh, that wascally pilot bearing!
From:Gerald Skerbitz
Date:Thu, 23 Feb 1995 11:45:20 -0600 (CST)

On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Tim Smith wrote:
> without indenting it. Get a washer the same size, ~<20 mm, and grind two 
> flats on it to make an oval. This should now fit into the shell, just toggle 
> it. You can pull out the shell by putting a long bolt and nut through the 
> washer, and tip/toggle into the shell so it rests securely against the rim. 
> Bang it out backwards using a Cresent wrench as a slide hammer, just don't 
> hit yourself in the face as it comes free! Pack the new bearing well with 
> grease before mating the transmission shaft.   tim s.

Instead of banging on it, I used a long enough bolt so I could just screw 
it in and gently pull it out.  I also put a bar across the face of the 
flywheel and put the bolt through that and put a nut on "this" side of 
the bar and screwed on the nut to pull on the washer which pulled on the 
bearing. (Took mine out without destroying anything).  I can't remember 
which one worked better, but I bent the bar and really had to torque on 
it.

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Gerry
Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379