Does anyone know how to take the pilot bearing out ? Do i need a special puller......and is it press fit in there?


Thanks

 

Special puller. Autozone should rent you one.... just ask for the piolet bearing puller!! Good luck!

 

You are also going to need a slide hammer. You will have to grind down the edges of the puller to get it to fit inside, if it hasnt already been done. But that is no biggie.

I have gone through this same process as you are about to. Here is a link to the thread it is your do's and dont's of pilot bearing removel.(mostly Dont's!) lol I had to learn the hard way

https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...=pilot+bearing

 

Hydraulic it out with a grease pump

 

If you use a bit of ingenuity you can make your own puller. It's easier if you knock the cage out first though. That's what I did and it takes about 5 mins to remove the bearing and less headache (for me anyway) than the hydraulic method.

 

Mazdatrix.com sells a nice slide hammer puller.I have one,and it works great.

 

I spent a good part of my life getting out the pilot bearing on my tan 84 GSL, one sliver at a time. This one had disentegrated and lost all the rollers, so the pullers and poppers wouldn't work. Had to dremel and chisel. Good luck!

Ray