We've got the old clutch out, and we can't find a way to get the old pilot bearing out. Does anyone know of a way to get it out without buying a specific tool? I know theres a tool to do it, but I don't want to buy it because hopefully this will be the only time I need to change the clutch.

The usual way is to pack the cavity behind it as full as you can get it with grease, the thickest you can find; use a hammer on a clutch alignment tool, and as it comes out, keep adding more grease.

I've sanded a 4" long piece of wooden dowel to use as well. It fits tighter than my alignment tool, so less grease leaks out. It helps to hit it quickly/sharply with a hammer.

If you have an autozone near you they rent tools for free. All you have to do is "pay" for the tool and when you are done return it and they give you your money back.


here is the tool

yea the best way is to hydraulic it out.......make sure whatever you are using (a breaker bar with some electrical tape wrapped around it in my case) fits extremly tight, wrap some electrical tape around the object to make it tighter. ive actually got a funny story about this....ill make it short

my pilot bushing was wallowed out a great amount (still dont know how that could have happened that much) so the alignment tool didnt fit tight enough, even for electrical tape. i didnt have anything else that was the corret size for that new bushing hole and i took a ball hitch with the threaded end and threaded it into the bushing to try to then pull it out, well that obviously didnt work but it did manage to enlarge the hole enough to get the breakerbar to fit.........i dont think anyone else has ever used a ball hitch as a tool :lala: