remove pilot bushing

[TMat]

Hey,
What is the easiest way to remove a pilot bushing from the crank with the engine in the car? Slide hammer?

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[ZZ430]

Well, without the tool, you could thread a 5/8 bolt into it, and it will bottom in the crank and pull it out.

[RaceMan]

we pack some grease in the hole and use a spare input shaft out of an old trans just tap it and keep adding grease , it may make alittle mess but does work we've done it may times

[TitoJones]

If it is bronze you can cut it out with a chisel.

Tyler

[Charley Lillard]

Bonze ones are very easy to tap and then screw a bolt into.

[Larry Callahan]

I've had luck with Play-Doh and a very close fiiting pin and a hammer in the past. Bernoulli's Law works pretty well.

[dhardison]

With a bronze bushing, you can also use a hacksaw blade and manually cut all the way through one side. The bushing will then compress and pop right out. A SawzAll works as well, just be careful not to saw in to the crank.

[69HuggrrrPT]

Another vote here for the tap and bolt method, works like a charm with no mess.
Actually what I did was use the tap itself to draw the bushing out.

[TMat]

Does the tap and pull method work with a roller bearing?

Thanks for all the suggestions.

[BonzoHansen]

Man, I pulled the bronze one out of my crank by filling it with grease & tapping a dowel into it (actually, the handle of a small hammer I own fit nice & snug – perfect). Popped right out.

I don’t know about a roller one. But I think the local Advance Auto or Auto Zone might have a puller on the shelf as part of their borrow-a-tool program.

[osdmike]

Pack some grease in the hole worked for Me.
I used a bolt ,with silver tape on the thread ,to make it as tight as possible.
Then tap the head of the bolt with a hammer, and the bearing will come out undamaged .



OSDMIKE

[J Demuth]

I have actually used wet toilet paper instead of grease. Little less mess
cleanups a breeze.

[GMJim]

I've use these tools with great success. Hard to beat for $20 delivered to your door.
http://www.springertool.com/
http://www.bc4x4.com/quick/2003/springertool/

[staged67gspwr]

your best bet is the good ol grease method.

Thanks

[Ron S]

Old timer showed me the wet toilet paper and a tight dowel method,works great,cheap too