Ok boys, need some help. Helping my buddy Replace the clutch and ran into an issue.

1990 Ford F150 XLT Larait 302ci 5spd 2wd.

Clutch whent bad, truck hardly moved. we split the tranny and engine. got the clutch kit. yada yada yada. Came to having to remove the Fly wheel to Replace the Bearing behind it. well the Bearing is stuck. How the F*** do we removing this bearing?
Thanks

 

Do you mean the clutch/tranny pilot bearing or something else?

For the pilot - one trick I've heard of but never tried is to thread a pipe nipple into it until it's tight. Then put a grease 'zerk' fitting onto the nipple with suitable pipe coupling. Force grease with a grease gun into it - the resulting pressure, assuming the leakage isn't too bad, should force the bearing out.

Guess it would work better on vehicles with bushings rather than bearings - but may be something to consider if all else fails.

Suppose, if nothing else works, take it to a machine shop and have them drill it out - as long as they don't widen the original hole.

 

They make a special puller that goes on the end of a slide hammer,or as a last resort, you can split the pilot bearing with a chisel,I have also used a solid steel bar that just will slide in the opening of the pilot bearing,fill the hole with grease or very wet paper slide bar in and hit it with a hammer,the hydraulic pressure will push the pilot bearing out. I have done this a couple of times when the bearing brakes on the inside shoulder and the puller wont work,sounds crazy but it will work.

 

Thanks guys, we did get it out. ended up using a a hammer and chisel and got it to pop out in a few pieces. thanks again guys!