Automatic pilot bushing?

[s13point5]

im trying to figure out if this is an automatic bushing because the pilot bushing that came with my spec clutch wont fit in there and ive never seen a automatic bushing so i dont know if an auto is bigger than a manual bushing or not.

[Joe]

yep thats an auto bushing

have LOTS of fun getting it out.

[s13point5]

yep thats an auto bushing

have LOTS of fun getting it out.

i have a slide hammer here but there isnt a big lip to get a hold of the back of the bushing to get it out. any recommendations?

[Joe]

i had to dremel mine out.

make small cuts in a V shape till i got enough out to deform the rest of it with a hammer.

good times dremeling near a crankshaft. good times...

[Carl H]

a dremel tool and about 3hrs of your life.

[s13point5]

actually scratch that. i just broke the slide hammer attachment trying to get it out. this thing is a pain in the ****ing ***.

[Shocker]

I used a really sharp chisel and hammer to get mine out, cut it on opposite sides of itself, took about 30 min, Didnt even score up the housing. Cant tell if thats copper or not, if it is like the MT one, it shouldnt be too bad.

[s13point5]

its not brass.

[eh?]

Slide hammer worked on mine.

[Spazz]

+1 for dremel

[s13point5]

VICTORY!!!!!!!! took me about an hour. it sucked putting a dremel tool by my crank but it was unscathed

[Spazz]

just out of curiosity , where did you get your motor from s13point5?

[s13point5]

just out of curiosity , where did you get your motor from s13point5?

a local shop called zerolift. good guys but i would only order a motor if you physically go down to the shop and see it there. i have a couple buddies who put money down on motors so they can order them and one of my buddies is still waiting over 6 months for his 1J

[gabo]

i just saw some of my ford buddies remove the pilot bushing using bread and a rubber mallet...i know sounds wierd, but i saw it and it worked.

basically, stuff a couple of slices of bread in the hole, use a deep socket that fits in the hole and pound the socket with the mallet.

As the bread gets packed in, you'll have to keep putting more chunks of bread in there. true pressure gets created when the bread come out of the center of the socket (this took 3 different guys on mallet duty), i think if the socket hole is covered, it would come out faster and with less effort.

btw, a special tool for removing it would have costed $105. 3 slices of whole grain costed...i don't know maybe 10 cents.

i was pretty impressed that it worked...i will post pic when i get them.

[gawdzilla]

i just saw some of my ford buddies remove the pilot bushing using bread and a rubber mallet...i know sounds wierd, but i saw it and it worked.

basically, stuff a couple of slices of bread in the hole, use a deep socket that fits in the hole and pound the socket with the mallet.

As the bread gets packed in, you'll have to keep putting more chunks of bread in there. true pressure gets created when the bread come out of the center of the socket (this took 3 different guys on mallet duty), i think if the socket hole is covered, it would come out faster and with less effort.

btw, a special tool for removing it would have costed $105. 3 slices of whole grain costed...i don't know maybe 10 cents.

i was pretty impressed that it worked...i will post pic when i get them.

wheel bearing grease and a bolt/socket/rod that exact size presses them out after a few good whacks