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Pilot bushing #120264 09/13/08 06:57 PM 09/13/08 06:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,443 7 70duster340 OP pro stock
70duster340 OP pro stock 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,443	How does one remove the pilot bushing from the rear of the crank? I take it it just doesn't slide out.

Re: removing the Pilot bushing [Re: 70duster340] #120265 09/13/08 07:05 PM 09/13/08 07:05 PM
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 55 PA Z zooom member
zooom member Z Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 55 PA	Some become loose enough during use to just slip out when the trans is removed. Yours, I'm sure will seem to be "welded" in. They sell special slide-hammer attachments that can be used to grip the inner edge of the bronze bushing & then a few taps & usually out it comes. You can also pack the crank hole with wheel bearing grease & using an old pilot shaft or sometimes a clutch alignment tool, insert the shaft into the bushing, smack it sharply with a BFH & out should come the pilot bearing... Good luck & watch the grease!

Re: removing the Pilot bushing [Re: zooom] #120266 09/14/08 12:15 PM 09/14/08 12:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,443 7 70duster340 OP pro stock
70duster340 OP pro stock 7 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,443	Hmmm....sounds kinda messy with grease shooting all over. You are correct that it seems welded in. I tried just reaching in with a finger and removing it, but it won't budge. Guess I need to look for the tool, huh? Is this tool just for Mopars, or do other makes utilize the bushing as well? Besides that, I only have a plastic clutch alignment tool that came with the clutch. I don't think that will stand up too well to a BFH!!!

Re: removing the Pilot bushing [Re: zooom] #120267 09/14/08 12:24 PM 09/14/08 12:24 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: You can also pack the crank hole with wheel bearing grease & using an old pilot shaft or sometimes a clutch alignment tool, insert the shaft into the bushing, smack it sharply with a BFH & out should come the pilot bearing... Good luck & watch the grease! I tried that once & all I got was a face full of grease. live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: removing the Pilot bushing [Re: RapidRobert] #120268 09/14/08 12:28 PM 09/14/08 12:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,020 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Quote: You can also pack the crank hole with wheel bearing grease & using an old pilot shaft or sometimes a clutch alignment tool, insert the shaft into the bushing, smack it sharply with a BFH & out should come the pilot bearing... Good luck & watch the grease! I tried that once & all I got was a face full of grease. wrap a rag around the tool under your hand against the crank to catch the grease . the bushing is held in with a press fit , meaning its OD is bigger that the hole in the crank , if you were able to just pull it out something would be DAMAGED , never mind what damage it would have been doing to itself or the crank the hole time it would have just been spinning freely inthe end of the crank ...

Re: removing the Pilot bushing [Re: JohnRR] #120269 09/14/08 04:12 PM 09/14/08 04:12 PM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa. screamindriver master
screamindriver master Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 7,196 Harrisburg, Pa.	I've used the grease trick and it worked like a charm...

Re: removing the Pilot bushing [Re: screamindriver] #120270 09/14/08 04:47 PM 09/14/08 04:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,482 Lake Orion, MI goldduster318 pro stock
goldduster318 pro stock Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,482 Lake Orion, MI	They make a cheap tool you can get at harbor freight that works like a charm...couldn't be easier '70 Duster 470hp 340/T56 Magnum/8 3/4 3.23 Sure-Grip

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