Removing Pilot Bearing//Is it as bad as I hear?

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With the NV4500/205 rebuild complete, I'll be doing the ol' swaparoo soon. When I pull the current trans, I'm going to replace the pilot bushing/bearing. I have read horror stories about getting out of the crank. And, I have seen the "bread trick" debunked on TV (Roadkill) I think, so don't pull that one over on me!

Thanks in advance. Oh and FWIW, I'm installing a Moroso Sealed Bearing. I've read great things about them vs the bronze bush :)
 

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If you can't get a small puller (SnapOn etc has those) in there, find a shaft that is similar to the diameter of the input shaft. Pack a bunch of grease from the greasegun in the hole, fill it up. Put the shaft into the hole and hammer the punch. Bearing should hydraulic out.
 

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I've never had an issue getting them out. Either the grease trick mentioned above, the puller hook, and 1-2x it was seated all the way in and I tapped it and threaded a bolt in and it forced it out.
 

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The bread trick actually works, I think I prefer it over grease since it tries to escape less and not as expensive lol.
 

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The bushings always seem to be easily removed for me. The bearing type though, they tend to break apart using a puller. The grease trick and also the threading in a bolt trick definitely works.
 

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I'll try the grease method as several of you seem to agree on it. I think I have the a tool...the old input shaft from the trans should work perfect. Thanks fellas. You know saving all the used parts is a great idea. I used several of the old bearing races, cut a slot in it with a cut-off wheel and viola' the perfect tool to press in the new bearings. Quite a collection I've amassed.
 

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1st one We pulled as kids was a steel ball bearing rusted in the crank of a 53 ford was a hell of job, ended up cutting it off input shaft with a grinder. Have never had a bad one since. lol. We had to remove clutch, bellhouseing to get tranns out, The old cars YOU could take pan off bottom of bell housing.
 

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With the NV4500/205 rebuild complete, I'll be doing the ol' swaparoo soon. When I pull the current trans, I'm going to replace the pilot bushing/bearing. I have read horror stories about getting out of the crank. And, I have seen the "bread trick" debunked on TV (Roadkill) I think, so don't pull that one over on me!

Thanks in advance. Oh and FWIW, I'm installing a Moroso Sealed Bearing. I've read great things about them vs the bronze bush :)
Bronze bushing will run forever.
 

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I'll try the grease method as several of you seem to agree on it. I think I have the a tool...the old input shaft from the trans should work perfect. Thanks fellas. You know saving all the used parts is a great idea. I used several of the old bearing races, cut a slot in it with a cut-off wheel and viola' the perfect tool to press in the new bearings. Quite a collection I've amassed.
OLD input shaft won't work You need a LONG shaft to push all the grease in.
 

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Even a dowel rod, right diameter will work, but a steel punch is easiest
 

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Grease method always worked for me. Once you go bearing, you'll never be swearing!
 

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Bread has always worked for me. I use a long bolt that will barely fit in the bushing, with the threaded part cut off, for the driver.

Plus there's no greasy mess.
 

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NBD Use wet paper towels pack as many in as you can use a dowel an extension whatever to pound on the towels through the bearing hole,put in more towels if you have to. Same principle as using grease but not as messy.If it's a bushing not a bearing run a tap through it until the tap bottoms in the crank,keep turning the tap the bushing will walk up th tap.
 

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