stuck pilot bearing...?wtf
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stuck pilot bearing...?wtf
i got a serious problem. yesterday i was dropping my tranny because of a pilot bearing failure (i could not select any gears with the car running). i get the tranny off, and after removing the clutch and pressure plate, i watch as little parts of the pilot bearing that have disentergrated fall to the floor. so i get my pilot bearing removal tool that i have only used once, to remove the pilot bearing and after a few futile attempts at removing the pilot bearing one of the teeth on the pilot bearing tool broke off!
and the bearing didn't even budge. has any one ever had this problem, if so what were are some possible ways to get the bearing out. i exchanged my tool for a new one today, and if this doesn't work, i think i will be taking a propane torch to it
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Is it the proper mazda puller? I can't imagine how you'd break one of those if it was! If you search you'll find some people grind them down with a dremel then collapse it and pull it out.
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Re: stuck pilot bearing...?wtf
Originally posted by lnbrown5981
i got a serious problem. yesterday i was dropping my tranny because of a pilot bearing failure (i could not select any gears with the car running). i get the tranny off, and after removing the clutch and pressure plate, i watch as little parts of the pilot bearing that have disentergrated fall to the floor. so i get my pilot bearing removal tool that i have only used once, to remove the pilot bearing and after a few futile attempts at removing the pilot bearing one of the teeth on the pilot bearing tool broke off!
and the bearing didn't even budge. has any one ever had this problem, if so what were are some possible ways to get the bearing out. i exchanged my tool for a new one today, and if this doesn't work, i think i will be taking a propane torch to it
please help.......
i got a serious problem. yesterday i was dropping my tranny because of a pilot bearing failure (i could not select any gears with the car running). i get the tranny off, and after removing the clutch and pressure plate, i watch as little parts of the pilot bearing that have disentergrated fall to the floor. so i get my pilot bearing removal tool that i have only used once, to remove the pilot bearing and after a few futile attempts at removing the pilot bearing one of the teeth on the pilot bearing tool broke off!
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Originally posted by lnbrown5981
thanks for the help guys, i think i'll try the dremel tool next.
thanks for the help guys, i think i'll try the dremel tool next.
If you can, dremel the lip enough for you to be able to bend the lip and pull it out. I didn't have the right remover so I tried 2 different methods.
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im in the process of getting mine out right now, and i made 2 custom tools and broke them, made a third custom tool, and had a sort of slide hammer on it, and it is just bending, gonna get the real tool from autozone tomorrow and see if that works, if it doesnt then i think i am going to go crazy, finally found a socket big enough for that flywheel nut and now i cannot get the pilot bearing out....damn mazdas =D
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Originally posted by darkwaveboi
is the pilot bearing on the e-shaft? i have my engine apart and i still havent relaly taken notice to it
is the pilot bearing on the e-shaft? i have my engine apart and i still havent relaly taken notice to it
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Some of the questions that haven't been asked yet:
is a solid or roller pilot bearing, kinda hard to dremel it out if its solid brass? Have you used a penetrating lubricant like PB Blaster on it? The manual should tell you how to remove it, but you can try heating the metal up with a propane torch first. remember to spray it down and let it sit for a while. What kind are you going to put back in? Its just a recommendation but you might want to put a solid brass pilot bearing in it, you wont have to worry about the roller bearings whereing out on you.
is a solid or roller pilot bearing, kinda hard to dremel it out if its solid brass? Have you used a penetrating lubricant like PB Blaster on it? The manual should tell you how to remove it, but you can try heating the metal up with a propane torch first. remember to spray it down and let it sit for a while. What kind are you going to put back in? Its just a recommendation but you might want to put a solid brass pilot bearing in it, you wont have to worry about the roller bearings whereing out on you.
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I have tried all makes and shapes of pullers on the
pilot bearing and the only one that worked every time
with no effort at all,, is the mazda puller.
if you are doing any numbers of rebuilds its a must
have kind of tool, makes life much easier.
if you are doing only one or two ask nice at the mazda
dealer and they might lend you one..
matt
pilot bearing and the only one that worked every time
with no effort at all,, is the mazda puller.
if you are doing any numbers of rebuilds its a must
have kind of tool, makes life much easier.
if you are doing only one or two ask nice at the mazda
dealer and they might lend you one..
matt
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