I removed mine with a hammer and punch... basically I destroyed it and
removed it piece by piece.  You have to take the flywheel off to do it this
way, but it is cheap and simple.

At 21:09 10/28/98 +0000, Racer X wrote:
>Hey all...
>Any tricks to getting out the pilot bearing between the crank and the
>trans?
>Looking for a cheap version of the special tool that the Bentley
>specifies.
>
>Oh...by the way...how do you get these "US Tool # such-n-such" that are
>listed in the manual? Is there some list that has these numbers or
>something?
>How does the regular ol guy get his hands on these?
>
>Thanks!
>
>

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