Pilot Bearing
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Pilot Bearing
I have my flywheel off and I'm looking down the hole, but I don't see anything that looks like the new pilot bearing I have. It's smooth with no roller bearings or seal. When I put my finger in, nothing rotates.
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Your car was an Automatic at one time,if I recall your setup.Auto engines do not have a pilot bearing as they run a counterweight and flex plate.
So you DID NOT Need to have a Pilot bearing.
You NEED one though when you switch to that setup that you are intending to put on.
So you DID NOT Need to have a Pilot bearing.
You NEED one though when you switch to that setup that you are intending to put on.
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either someone put an automatic engine in the car or replaced the clutch and simply cleaned out the grenaded pilot bearing without replacing it.
you can run without a pilot bearing without much problem but eventually it is going to prematurely wear out the transmission input bearing.
you can run without a pilot bearing without much problem but eventually it is going to prematurely wear out the transmission input bearing.
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That is the best money spent on a simple tool.
If you have a seized bearing, it is going to be a BITCH getting it out.
And depends who installed it...if that thing is tapped all the way in, you're not getting that thing out. The problem with the other pilot bearing remover tool is the "fingers" are too thick to grab onto the lip of the bearing.
Once I had to break apart the bearings to be able to find a way to grab the lip .
It was so seized and too far back that I had to dremel the pilot bearing wall and rip it out. The wall is stainless steel and thick. After about 2 hours I threw that frickin thing so far I pulled a muscle.
On another seized bearing, I used the Mazda tool and it came out after couple yanks. By far the greatest tool.
If you have a seized bearing, it is going to be a BITCH getting it out.
And depends who installed it...if that thing is tapped all the way in, you're not getting that thing out. The problem with the other pilot bearing remover tool is the "fingers" are too thick to grab onto the lip of the bearing.
Once I had to break apart the bearings to be able to find a way to grab the lip .
It was so seized and too far back that I had to dremel the pilot bearing wall and rip it out. The wall is stainless steel and thick. After about 2 hours I threw that frickin thing so far I pulled a muscle.
On another seized bearing, I used the Mazda tool and it came out after couple yanks. By far the greatest tool.
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OK. I tried to put the new pilot bearing in. It went in about 3/4 then jammed. I removed the new bearing with using the nut/bolt/socket technique.
I'm pretty sure that what I'm looking at is the outer sleeve of the old bearing still in the shaft.
There is no lip or anything left for a puller to grab onto.
Any suggestions?
Doug
I'm pretty sure that what I'm looking at is the outer sleeve of the old bearing still in the shaft.
There is no lip or anything left for a puller to grab onto.
Any suggestions?
Doug
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Got it out by sliding a very small screw driver under the part and then twisting it with needle-nosed pliers.
Obviously, someone has been in here before. There are some nicks on the front surface of the eccentric shaft and some scuffs that I can see but can't feel with my finger at the bottom of the hole where the bearing goes. Should I be concerned? The car has gone for at least 30k miles this was and with a messed up pilot bearing.
Obviously, someone has been in here before. There are some nicks on the front surface of the eccentric shaft and some scuffs that I can see but can't feel with my finger at the bottom of the hole where the bearing goes. Should I be concerned? The car has gone for at least 30k miles this was and with a messed up pilot bearing.
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