Best Way to Remove This Bearing

[nast70]

The bearing (#12) is imbedded in the clutch cover. Its pretty small, maybe 1 1/4" dia with a 7/16" center. I'm sure there's a special tool to remove it, but its probably more to buy than the bearings worth. I'm planning on hydraulicly removing it with grease and a center punch. A firm tap of a hammer should force it out. Any other ideas?

 

[Tchetek]

Ya maybe your grease trick. Or a Blind bearing puller would be the tool for it.
I have one if needed. 11 keystone light!

 

[Legend14]

Screwdriver a couple of screws into it pull on it with vice grips,or use the hook from claw hammer if it fits

 

[MK4TDI]

Could carefully fold one side of the cage in and slowly make it smaller than the hole it goes into. I had to do that with a bearing in the front diff on my Kodiak once. Took some time but got it out without marring up the aluminum

 

[Legend14]

Yeah the worst is when the bearing exploded and just the outside cage has to come out,that’s the first time I bought a dremel

 

[greenmtnboys]

If its just the outside piece you can weld a bead around the inside. it will shrink it and it will come out easily.

 

[Caper11]

Bread, a punch and a hammer, tissue paper works too.
So stick the bread or tissue paper in the center of the bearing ring. Grab a punch similar to the same size as the hole in the bearing, tap and pack the material in there with the punch and hammer, put more bread or tissue paper and keep tapping and packing it in until the bearing is pushed out of the hole.

 

[sweld]

This actually works. I did it to get the pilot bearing out of the flywheel on my Jeep.

 

[Pistonbroke]

 

[sirkdev]

love his sense of humour so dark...

 

[X-it]

I went cheap on a blind bearing puller, i think it was the second bearing and it broke. But it sure works good.

 

[brianm]

You can get those at Canadian tire or princess auto for cheap. It’s really not worth screwing around with punches/ welding / bread or grease methods.

 

[brianm]

Blind Bearing pullers ( sorry)

 

[nast70]

Used the toilet paper trick from above with some grease. Took some time, but it came out!
Tried with a bolt first, it worked at the start but not enough of a seal near the end. I found an old crank handle, perfect fit. Edged it a bit and it came out in a couple minutes.
She's all back together and ready to roll!