Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 01:48:10 +0100 From: "SimonJ" <menopsam.com> Subject: Re: 88 900T pilot bearing removal?
"Dave Hinz" <dhinznopsamh.execpc.com> wrote in message news:3b0a712b$0$12819$272ea4a1nopsam.execpc.com... > Car: '88 900T, 2.0 Litre engine, manual transmission. > > OK, I've got my clutch apart, no major problems (article to follow). > However, I can't figure out how to get the darn pilot bearing out > of the flywheel. Can't get behind it to pry it out, I don't care > to take the flywheel off if I don't have to. The only idea I have > right now, is to put grease into where the shaft goes, and then force the > shaft in, which should push the bearing out under hydraulic pressure. > > Any suggestions? Will my grease-method work, or is there a better > way? Or, am I stuck pulling the flywheel? > > Dave Hinz > The grease method works quite well, make sure you get any air out though, and knock the shaft in with a soft(rubber face) hammer. If you just push it in, the grease has time to ooze out, but hamering it in will get the bearing out.
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