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

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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by warren View Post
    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.
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    So wait that bearing needs to be taken out if your going 5 speed? I never heard of this

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Galantman03 View Post
    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?

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    Yes it must be removed in order for the flywheel to sit flush on the crankshaft.
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    Well looks like I have something to do this weekend.lol Glad this came up bc I would have never known at all.

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    Thanks to chris he told me about this thread

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

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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by bronxbombr View Post
    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.

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