My buddy is going to be changing out a clutch and pilot bushing. If he doesn't rent a tool what is the other method for getting it out? I've heard of filling it with grease and hammering a dowel into it and the grease forces it out. Anybody ever try that? Thanks.

 

I've tried the grease method, and all I did was make a huge mess. I've also heard of using a bar of soap and cutting small pieces off and filling the hole with it and keep using a dowel until it presses it out. Autozone loans the tool out and is definitely worth it in my opinion.

 

If you have a solid shaft that fits the pilot busshing hole and fill the hole full of grease one hit with a hammer will push the bushing right out.

 

The grease method works great. However, I used a slide hammer for my Ranger, unfortunatley it was 4 years ago, and for the life of me I can't remember how I did it. Rigged up something or the other. Good Luck.

 

Thanks guys. I wonder if you can run a tap into it and screw a bolt in then pull out with a slide hammer. Anyways... the grease method could be worth a try but have the tool standing by.

 

Maybe it's just me, but I have never been successful with the grease method. After the fifth or sixth job, and making an insane mess each time, I broke down and bought a pilot bearing puller from the snap-on guy for $50, and have used it ever since. It goes on the end of a slide hammer, and works great!

 

After trying the grease method for a while on my ranger, this is what I did. My pops happened to have a "specialty" tool already made for the job. A tap with a bolthead welded on the end of it. Worked like a charm.

 

It will be easier to just rent a puller from pep boys and pop it out. on my stang it uses a roller bearing so the grease method will not work.

 

I had a piece of rod machined at work to fit the bushing hole, packed it with grease, two hits on the hummer and it came right out. easiest fix I have ever done!