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Pullin' the pilot bearing

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Dennis Gauge

12-07-2006 14:06:03

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Doin" the clutch on my SH last weekend, we figured we may as well replace the pilot bearing while we were in there.

Tried the grease-n-socket trick. Couldn"t find a socket that fit tight enough, but an old tie rod end slid in nice with a tiny bit of grinding. Even so, the grease just found any little space it could and oozed out instead of blowing the pilot bearing clear like it should"ve.

Thankfully I had the foresight to stop off at Harbor Freight and pick up one of their cheapie pilot bearing pullers. Ended up grinding the fingers down so they"d fit in behind the bearing, but after that was done, the puller yanked that bearing out slick as snot. Dad was impressed. I was impressed. The tractor was impressed. Clutch feels great now.

So, what was the old farmall mechanic"s trick that I missed to getting the pilot bearing out?

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dan hill

12-13-2006 04:22:48

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Re: Pullin' the pilot bearing in reply to Dennis Gauge, 12-07-2006 14:06:03

Bronze pilot bearings will back out if a tap is screwed into them.

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glennster

12-08-2006 05:49:16

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Re: Pullin' the pilot bearing in reply to Dennis Gauge, 12-07-2006 14:06:03

heres the snap on pilot bearing puller. sometimes them old mechanics tricks can make ya pull your hair out. watched a guy pop a frozen piston out of a brake caliper one time with a grease gun. looked like he put a zerk in where the bleeder went, then pumped the zerk, piston poped right out. a while later, i had a caliper with a frozen piston, aha i says, ill put a zerk in there and pump it out. couldnt find a zerk that would fit the bleeder hole. bought a new caliper. next time i see him i asked him where'd ya get that zerk. he says i dint, i put the grease gun right on the bleeder. boy did i feel dumb.

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chad 9999

12-07-2006 17:58:01

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Re: Pullin' the pilot bearing in reply to Dennis Gauge, 12-07-2006 14:06:03

i got a tool form snap on and it threads itself into the bushing and it has a grease fitting on it put the grease gun on and punp it out matter of seconds cost $15 it is not snap on but leisi or lelsi

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banjo

12-07-2006 16:13:04

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Re: Pullin' the pilot bearing in reply to Dennis Gauge, 12-07-2006 14:06:03

I've never had a problem with the ole socket and grease trick. sometimes i needed a bigger hammer but it has always worked for me so far.

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Dennis Gauge

12-08-2006 05:46:16

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Re: Pullin' the pilot bearing in reply to banjo, 12-07-2006 16:13:04

Kind of a moot point now, but here'd you find a socket to fit? Dad's got a dozen sets of sockets if he's got one. I went through all of 'em, and either the socket was 1/16" too small or 1/16" too big. He's got 3/8", 1/2", 3/4" in shallow and deep well, impact and standard, metric and SAE. It was like someone had conspired against me!

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the tractor vet

12-07-2006 14:38:58

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Re: Pullin' the pilot bearing in reply to Dennis Gauge, 12-07-2006 14:06:03

Well i have never had a problem with getting them out , they pop wright out when it is layen flat on the bench as i have never just stuffed a clutch in with out grinding the flywheel .

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Bob

12-07-2006 14:08:09

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Re: Pullin' the pilot bearing in reply to Dennis Gauge, 12-07-2006 14:06:03

Use thick, cold grease, a tight-fitting tool, and smack it sharply with a fair-sized fitting tool.

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