pilot bearing removal trick

[LSTCUP]

this is pretty slick, I just finished removing the pilot bearing on my 390 with bread :thu worked like a charm, only one piece of bread, and it was the crust!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKmq9BlvfJI

 

[cmayna]

Whole wheat, french or rye?

 

[66gt350]

That looks a lot less messy than using grease. I'll have to remember that for the next time I need to remove the pilot bearing.

 

[tarafied1]

that pilot bearing is toast!

 

[LSTCUP]

Whole wheat, french or rye?

sour dough!

 

[crustycurmudgeon]

Bearing or bushing?

Frank

 

[66gt350]

Bearing or bushing?

Frank

At least with the 302's, the early toploader trannies uses a bushing, where the t-5 and tko's use a bearing.

So, in short the answer is D) All of the above.

 

[LSTCUP]

Bearing or bushing?

Frank

I picked up a roller bearing from jegs tapped it into the crank but after measuring it was sitting too far forward for the input shaft, I'll pick up the bronze bushing

 

[Ponyman66]

Well, that adds a whole new meaning to a PB&J sandwich.....Pilot Bushing & Jelly! LOL

 

[crustycurmudgeon]

I picked up a roller bearing from jegs tapped it into the crank but after measuring it was sitting too far forward for the input shaft, I'll pick up the bronze bushing

I don't know how much it matters, but most "bronze" bushings nowadays are actually mostly iron (I verified with a magnet) and I've read horror stories about iron "bronze" bushings. Again, I don't know if it actually matters, but I decided to use a bearing instead (Ford Racing).

Frank

 

[nymustang]

Wow, makes me feel dumb for beating on mine for a half an hour until it fell apart. Who knew all I needed was bread?

 

[cmayna]

Wonder how Smuckers grape jelly would work? :thu

 

[Anonymous]

There's better uses for grape jelly, besides the viscosity is way off.

 

[LSTCUP]

I don't know how much it matters, but most "bronze" bushings nowadays are actually mostly iron (I verified with a magnet) and I've read horror stories about iron "bronze" bushings. Again, I don't know if it actually matters, but I decided to use a bearing instead (Ford Racing).

Frank

turns out that jegs gave me a 302 roller pilot bearing, and with my luck the stroker crank has the ability to accept either the BB or SB input shaft, without knowing the difference I tapped the bearing into the crank, good thing I was questioning it and put the Bell H on and measured before I dropped the motor in.

I'm picking up a roller bearing this aft. for the larger diameter spot in the crank :roll

they say that the material from today's clutch disks really eat up the bronze bushings

 

[caspian65]

While I appreciate ingenuity and thriftiness, a pilot bearing removal tool can be had for about 20 bucks.

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-jaw-pilo ... -4876.html

 

[crustycurmudgeon]

I tried the 3 jaw slide hammer puller and it only tore up the bushing. I used the grease trick (similar to the bread trick) and it popped out.

Frank

 

[GT350]

did you use butter :thu

 

[ZFORCE]

Another trick is to soak paper in water and stuff the pieces into the pilot bushing similar to bread, but less crumbs.

 

[Grimmy]

I forget who taught me to use moistened toilet paper instead of grease.

 

[Midlife]

It was probably KO... :sm_TMI