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Has anyone tried this Harbor Freight tool for the pilot bearing?

Blind Hole Bearing Puller - Needle Bearing Puller

It looks very similar to the Mazda tool.

Aaron Cake

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Works well, though because the mandrels are cheaply made, they do wear out quickly.

pops2256

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The harbor freight tool works but it has to be heavily modified because it is too big. I used a dremel tool to grind down the three arms. You also have to grind down the tip of the arms to get them behind the pilot bearing. It is a little messing around but a lot cheaper than buying the special tool.

vrx8

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Mine worked flawlessly without modifications.

Siraniko

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Easier to just use a porting bit to grind the pilot bearing. It takes less than 2 minutes

Sgtblue

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No pictures but I've put my MAZDA pilot bearing SST next to the Harbor Frieght version and it sure as hell looked like it would work.

I recommend getting one of them (bearing pullers). Takes less than 30 seconds and no risk of damaging the hole/seat.

azhonkie

Bought one myself and have changed 3 pilot bearings already.
No problems.All 3 where different cars/.