ok so my pilot bearing blew up again, luckly i had the tool to remove the bearing but guess what, the bearing was so bad, only the cage holding the needle bearings got pulled out, so now i have the sleeve stuck in the e-shaft with NO way of removing, tried doing a little grinding but no go, so anyone have any suggestions for me? or anyone in the bellingham area wanna come take a look see and give me a hand?
thanks

 

I had the same problem with mine but i took a die grinder to one side and was able to lossen it up and get it out.

 

i will give it another shot. thanks

 

Ya i went through alot of grinding bits it sucked

 

i had to grind mind with a dremel and a carbide cutting bit.

i suggest greasing it next time and using the seal.

 

haha i did use the seal but didnt grease it lol i sure as hell will this time

 

i dont speak from experience. honestly, i have only seen pictures of the pilot bearing, but i had a similar problem with my spark plugs on my last 7. the plug broke inside the block, leaving only the cylindrical metal sleeve lodged inside.

theres a tool called an extractor that you put on the end of a socket wrench. it looks like a big fat drill bit...kinda. it uses cross threaded sharp threads that lock on to the ring when u turn the wrench. thus allowing you to twist out the piece. it worked perfect for my spark plug problem. i would try that to avoid messing up anything by using a dremel tool

 

cool i will have to hunt down that tool, it sounds kinda like an easy-out

 

You didn't grease the bearing?

 

they come greased from the factory, but i didnt put into account that that will not help slide it in easy

 

No.. they don't. They come lubricated from the factory. Grease is something you have to add. Might want to read the FSM next time.

From FSM:

 

well what ever i fixed it,

thanks everyone who had a productive idea