How to: Remove a stubborn Pilot Bearing..with Grease!

[Cali]

every now and then i get asked how to take a pilot bearing out of a crank that's rust-welded when doing a 5 speed swap, and i just so happened to be removing one today from a '63 crank so i made a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSGD9UuI5-I

this ALWAYS works!

[kolio]

that's awsome. i had to use a dremel and all kinds of other shit

[warren]

do you have to take out the bearing if i got an engine thats use to be auto

[Sleepervr-4]

do you have to take out the bearing if i got an engine thats use to be auto

I'm pretty sure you have to remove it if it was auto. I'm glad that I never had to deal with one getting stuck. I've been able to pull them out using a vice grip by spinning them as I pull.

[Galantfan88]

So wait that bearing needs to be taken out if your going 5 speed? I never heard of this

[Galantman03]

lol either did I.... do have problems shifting sometimes? like hard to go into first?

[Galantfan88]

lol either did I.... do have problems shifting sometimes? like hard to go into first?

Same with mine but I thought it was kinda nice bc it felt stong and holding right into place but I could be wrong and thats not how its sup to feel.lol If someone can confirm if we are going 5 speed does the pilot bearing in the crankshaft "HAVE" to be taken out?

[Sleepervr-4]

Yes it must be removed in order for the flywheel to sit flush on the crankshaft.

[Galantfan88]

Well looks like I have something to do this weekend.lol Glad this came up bc I would have never known at all.

[warren]

Thanks to chris he told me about this thread

[Galantfan88]

Im wondering if all the 5 speed guys know about this or if they look like this right now

[warren]

I think you should have a meet just to take out the pivot joint cause I think a lot of people forgot

[bronxbombr]

if you using a 2G flywheel you must remove the bearing, if using a 3G flywheel you dont have to remove it

[Galantfan88]

if you using a 2G flywheel you must remove the bearing, if using a 3G flywheel you dont have to remove it

Yeah I was about to say something about that, I checked out the flywheel against the Crank and its fine and not in the way at all so I guess its alot diff with the 2g flywheel than the 3g.