Pilot bushing removal/replacement

[Edd]

Just joined. Had viewed site before seeking answers. My most recent question was how to remove the pilot bushing on my 1940 P10.Had done it with my dad when I was a kid.  Saw various answers/methods from chisel to one gentleman who apparently has the exact Mopar tool. Lucky guy. Just thought I’d share how I got mine out. Buy a Pittsburgh 62601 Bearing puller kit  at Harbor Freight or online.  Engine in car. . One, spray/soak with JB Blaster. Works better than Liquid Wrench I think.  I sprayed it a couple times and let it sit overnight. Two, using a wooden dowel or socket with extension that fits diameter of hole in crankshaft tap the bushing hard a few times and watch closely for the bushing to move IN a tad. This means the bushing will move. Insert appropriate fitting from bearing puller setprovided as directed, use as directed. Attach slide hammer. Slam a few times. Should pop right out. 

[maok]

Its very brittle, so the chisel/screw driver will break it part, this works as well.

[Dodgeb4ya]

Grease and a tight fitting dowel works too.

[Loren]

Besides a "Blind hole puller" you can use a big old tap.

Just thread it in and then pull it out. Good for generator bushings too.

Some guys get an old rusty tap and weld a big nut on the end so they can use a slap hammer or just lever it.

[Eneto-55]

13 hours ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

Grease and a tight fitting dowel works too.

I've heard of people using a bit of white bread, too.  (Same theory - Stuff it in the hole, then drive in the dowel or a stab shaft.)

Edited January 8, 2020 by Eneto-55

[Lloyd]

7 hours ago, Dodgeb4ya said:

Grease and a tight fitting dowel works too.

 

Thats how my high school auto mechanics teacher showed us. Works just fine.

I went to Harbor Freight and bought a puller, it worked to.

https://www.harborfreight.com/3-jaw-pilot-bearing-puller-4876.html