John:

The hard part of getting this bearing out is just getting a hold of it.
You'll find it comes out with some pretty gentle hits of the slide
hammer.  Nothing to worry about.

On Mon, 26 Apr 1999, John Reynolds wrote:

> Thanks to Weber@zap-net.com I found out that a pilot bearing puller can
> be rented for onlt $6.00 in my area.  It's one of the sliding hammer type
> pullers.  I am concerned about the side loads put on the bearings (Mains
> and cam that is) when the hammer transmits this sideways force to the
> crankshaft during the pilot bearing pulling.  Is this a concern, or am I
> tilting at windmills?

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Tom Young               young@sherlock.SIMS.Berkeley.EDU
Lafayette, CA  94549    '81 Vanagon
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