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   I thought it was crazy too till I tried it, less of a mess with bread, no grease on the flywheel.
   Both grease or bread works better than the slide hammer.
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 I just did one last week on a crank out of the engine, it took three wacks with a slide hammer. How can it be easier than that?
 
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   Sometimes when you're taking out a badly messed up pilot bearing, they don't come out that easy.  Believe me, as a bodyman , i've got several slide hammers, even one just to remove bearing races, etc., when the engine is still in the car, I prefer the gease or bread trick.
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 I understand the principal behind a slide hammer, using one in conjunction with the pilot bearing removing fixture that's availiable for loan through O'Reily's at no cost wont fail. Grease, bread or any other way that works is fine with me, but the tool made for that purpose definately works in a no muss or fuss way, that's all.
 
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote billd Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Jul/01/2010 at 10:13pm
but with bread or grease, you don't have to make a trip into town.................. it's all right there next to you. It would take a 45 minute round-trip for me to go borrow or rent a tool for that.

(I also own the slidehammer, but still prefer the grease method - bread it for eating ;-)  )
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If I had to buy one then I would want the slide hammer style. A little more beef to the tool. I will have to try the bread method next time...So do you have to soak the bread before you stuff it in the hole? I bet that is cheaper than all the grease that you ruin on top of the rags and soap to recover from the grease method.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote billd Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Jul/01/2010 at 11:49pm
IMO the grease isn't that messy. But then, I've removed totally stuck and rusted pistons using grease and a grease gun, too - imagine a 5" bore and 7" stroke how much grease that would take.
I always have some contaminated grease on hand in an old can for such projects.
Last pilot bushing I did (a 258) the clean up was a couple paper towels, honestly. Sounds messier than it is. And it's fast.
Slidehammer is good, no real mess, but I don't use that on pilot bushings I intend to save or use later. But it you have one, it's mess-free, and fast.
 
I've got similar tools for removing transmission tail-housing bushings, etc. as well. Slide it in, tighten a bolt or move a sleeve, screw in the slider hammer, pull bushing.
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6 cyl 85 cj w/a t5 trans will get ya a pilot bushing you don't have to modify...
 
btw, find a bolt that will thread into the bushing and crank away IF you don't want to buy a real live removal tool...i've got an assenmacher (ast) blind hole bushing removal tool at work.
way better that the slide hammer stuff or the puller that's designed for the operation...
 

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  Just stuff the bread in, pretend it's grease.   Except you can eat what's left.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Aljav Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: Jul/02/2010 at 10:28am
and what left over you can make toast

I don't like to Brag I don't boast..but I like Toast

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