rx7whore

i'm removing the pilot bearing, the bearing was totally destroyed, but i've removed all i can, but the bearing isn't flush with the crank shaft. can any one help me plz?!

patman

iTrader: (3)

what exactly do you mean?

my guess is that you pulled the guts out of the bearing but the outer race is still in there?

you can try to make a puller tool to get it out, but that usually doesnt work.

probably you will have to cut it out with a dremel or something like that.

pat

rx7whore

well it kinda fits in but not all the way, but not really, it's a bitch.....

patman

iTrader: (3)

so..are you taking it out or putting it in?

pat

SureShot

I made a puller from a long bolt whose head just fit through the bearing.
Then I cut a wood peg to hold it off center & catch the outer race.
A short piece of pipe, a large flat washer, & a nut completed the jig.
After repositioning a few times it came out.

Crionics

just make sure the outer race comes out...should be sompletely flat in there when you're done...the right size socket and a hammer should make pressing it in easy. Be easy on the seal, however, b/c they bend easy...I found out the hard way...

rx7whore

honestly i'm not doing the work my self, because of the issue of time (but i think i could do it a hell of alot faster than they can now) but they decided to drill the bearing out

also i'm replacing a bearing