ron's rx-7

boy im just full of questions here, lol. i am replacing peices of my clutch. it got it all out besides the pilot bearing. i got a pilot bearing puller for the auto shop and got it in there, but it doesnt seem to be moving. the slide hammer is at kind of a wierd angle because the tranny is in the way (the car is just up off the ground a little and the tranny slid back) i dunno?

BlackRx7

make sure you get a puller with sharp teeth, the dull ones like are the auto store are a pain in the ***, if you can't find one , use a dremmel to cut it out, my dad had a snap on puller and it worked in about 5 slams of the slide hammer...

DAN CARWIN

I feel your pain, I had to heat up the bearing with a torch and then use a puller. if that does not work then you have to cut it out. if it is the stock bearing then you are in for a challenge any way you look at it.

ron's rx-7

yeah, well from the looks of it this one was the original. the rollers themselves were totally gone and only the outer metal was left, kinda shitty. hope it didnt score the input shaft to much

RoToReX7

mine was a handfull of needles... i used a dremel w/ a carbide bit and cut it out.. damn mazda, what were they thinking?

ron's rx-7

yeah thats what it looked like, a handful of needles, mostly broken or worn down to nothing. cutting it out? wouldnt that score or ruin the race?

RoToReX7

cutting it in 2 halves, i just scraped it out with my finger.. with a glove on uh course

ron's rx-7

uh it seems to be fused to the shaft. i tried to cut it out and it didnt budge after i cut it. i got a few tinny pieces of it out by chisling it out but thats about it. i dunno, i guess just work at it?