PILOT BEARINGS

The little cover is there to protect the bearing from grime getting into the gearing. Yes, you can take the # off the bearing and go to any good parts house and get the bearing, but ask for the sealed version. If you get the sealed version, you can throw the little cover away. You probably buggered it up getting it out anyway. You can try a chain store for the bearing, but you will probably be waited on by a young kid with the contenance of a deer caught in the headlights of a car. To save buying a special puller for a one time job, fill the old pilot bearing with grease, insert a dowel that just slides in the hole, smack the dowel with a hammer, and remove the bearing hydraulicly.

BLEEDING CLUTCHES

I've covered this in other threads, but the simplest way to get the job done with 100% success is to go buy a TOP quality oil can and fit it with a short piece of hose. Fill the can with brake fluid, connect the other end of the hose to the slave bleed screw, and keep squeezing the trigger until you see some fluid in the bottom of the reservoir. Close the bleed screw( assuming you opened it), top off the fluid, and it's Miller time.

The Germans taught me a lot of these cool tricks when I was serving my apprenticeship at the dealership many years ago.

Peter

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