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s13bert
06-07-2011, 05:40 PM
ok im currently working on a ka 5 speed swap, right now i am having a problem removing the pilot bearing. If the motor was from an automatic, does it matter if i just use that same bearing and finish the swap, or do i have to put the one i got with my clutch kit?
andisan
06-07-2011, 06:02 PM
My buddy just got done with a 5 speed swap and compared the AT and MT pilot bearings and said theres a big difference, so USE the one with the clutch kit. Also he had to go buy a dremel to cut out the pilot bearing, he made it look like a C instead of an O
s13bert
06-07-2011, 06:04 PM
My buddy just got done with a 5 speed swap and compared the AT and MT pilot bearings and said theres a big difference, so USE the one with the clutch kit. Also he had to go buy a dremel to cut out the pilot bearing, he made it look like a C instead of an O
really, thanks for the help i really appreciate it....so i take it a pilot bearing tool wont help out at all?
andisan
06-07-2011, 06:21 PM
well it didnt for him :) and he is the type of person who has to have the right tool for the right job, So that tells me that the tool didnt work at all, but give it a try first and then do the dremel if the tool fails.
s13bert
06-07-2011, 06:26 PM
well it didnt for him :) and he is the type of person who has to have the right tool for the right job, So that tells me that the tool didnt work at all, but give it a try first and then do the dremel if the tool fails.
ok i shall try that, if not im taking it to a shop....
Propaganda
06-07-2011, 06:30 PM
I wouldn't cut it out unless it's a last resort. You can go to AutoZone and get a bearing puller or use grease and push it out..
I have personally used both methods and they both work and sound much better than cutting it out imho.
McSlides
06-07-2011, 06:51 PM
I wouldn't cut it out unless it's a last resort. You can go to AutoZone and get a bearing puller or use grease and push it out..
I have personally used both methods and they both work and sound much better than cutting it out imho.
Thats what i did, it alot easier than trying to cut it out, and you're actually doing it right.
TypeXFan
06-08-2011, 01:40 AM
I rented a tool from autozone to remove it. Wasnt that hard to take it out with it.
s13bert
06-08-2011, 01:01 PM
Really because I have already broken two of the autozone ones and two from harborfreight, dammmm thing won't budge out, sme one told me to heat that shit up and try to pull it out what do yu guys think about that????
r20crazy
06-08-2011, 10:47 PM
as stated b4, use the grease trick, easiest way to do it is u pack the cavity with the auto trans adapter with WHITE LITHIUM grease, and i mean cram it full. then take your clutch alignment tool and whack it into the grease filled cavity with a hammer, the pressure will force the auto adapter bushing out, then clean up the grease mess, you may have to repeat 2-3 times, but it"ll come out.
use a socket to hammer in the new pilot bushing (just make sure it goes in straight) and u"ll hear a solid thud then its fully seated into the crank.
DreamN
06-08-2011, 11:12 PM
Really because I have already broken two of the autozone ones and two from harborfreight, dammmm thing won't budge out, sme one told me to heat that shit up and try to pull it out what do yu guys think about that????
There's two different pullers at autozone. Most employees don't know of the second puller. I was made aware of the other puller because another forum member posted about it.
Search the forum as the topic has been well covered.
RyanS13
06-10-2011, 01:14 PM
All I did was take a flat head screw driver and used it as a chisel and it popped out first hit. Maybe I was lucky but it was incredibly easy for me.
And yes the AT and MT pilot bushings are different. I drove around for about ~10,000 miles with an AT pilot bearing with a MT not knowing it had the AT one in it, and it blew the springs out of 2 clutches, and finally messed up the tranny.
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