Pilot bearing bushing removal without tool (better than bread & grease) G35/350Z

In this video i will be showing you guys how to remove the pilot bearing with out the bearing puller. This method is easier than the bread and grease method too because you don't make a big mess.

[carlossegura]

Omg you are a freaking genius, I’ve been fighting with mine for 3 hours because it was stuck with rust, I tried this and took it out in a minute. Thank you so much. I used an impact driver btw.

[mRacing]

ABSOLUTE GENIUS LEVEL! Tried the grease method, but only blew the dust shields off, which was worthless. One thing worth mentioning, you have to play around with where to jam the scewdriver in so the bolt doesn't move, but after that, its butta.

[Mystical_Zeus]

I have to admit, I though that looked janky as shit but you can't knock it till you try it so I tried watching instead of trying a new food and low and behold I found a gem. Kudos man, you earned it.

[duhg]

I just watched this video after spending an hour and half trying to get my pilot bearing out.
.it worked easy and had it out in 5 minutes.. thank you

[reecemartin]

Took me more time finding the right nut and bolt than this actually took to do!
Thanks for this =)

[brawdz]

Just did this on my Z31’s VG30. It’s almost funny how easy this is. Thank you! 🙏

[robertdorr]

I was trying to remove the spigot bearing on my 60-year-old MF35 tractor which needed a clutch replacement (bearing had never been previously removed even though I did the clutch 40 years ago). Tried the bread method for a couple of hours but that did not work. Tried your method but initially, it failed to work as the inner part of the bearing kept rotating. I gave up but filled the cavity behind the bearing with a mixture of 33% kerosene and 67% auto transmission fluid and rotated the flywheel to distribute it. Came back 24 hours later and tried your method again, with a different bolt and screwdriver. Did not experience the problem I had initially, and the bearing eased out easily. That made me a happy bloke, thanks!

[easternkidd]

Worked perfect with some old hardware I had laying around. The actual pilot pulled tool would not bite the brown it bearing. Thanks for the upload!

[timcope]

Worked! Best solution on YouTube! Keep up the good work.

[andrewstewart]

Thanks Buddy. Grease method did not work for me but this did on my 2006 Xterra. It's a VQ40 DE. Pretty similar. Lifesaver.

[iananderson]

Worked perfectly. I was having issues with everything spinning until I introduced an impact gun. Quick clean easy

[kaneboy]

Thank you for sharing the great idea. The pilot bearing is one of the bigger headaches of replacing your clutch.
Bravo.

[JJEdwards-jv]

Thank you. Bread wasn’t working but your trick did

[harrish]

It worked. Thanks man. I got my rb25det auto spigot bush out after watching this.

[wefwefwef.]

Many thanks from the uk, helped me sort my 300zx clutch👌

[jptrainor]

Thanks for the tip. This didn't work quite exactly for me. My bolt would go crooked and disengage. What did work was a much larger both and nut. I ground the nut down to the inner diameter of the bushing, thinned it so it would just fit past the end of the bushing, and put a flat on one side to use for the screw driver, and voila, the bushing came right out. And how I have a tool for the next time. There was not enough room for a proper puller. I'm doing it without removing the transmission. I just have the transmission pushed to the side in a Civic.

[_xspec]

You are the goat bro! You just saved me $150 bucks🤣

[SignalyardsGarage]

This worked great on my 1948 Chevrolet! Thanks for sharing your ideas!

[airsoftfreaks]

Dang! Big brain plays over here! Never done it this way but that had it out in under a minute of wrenching!

[denissemarti]

Thank you guys so much this just helped me help my boyfriend! Amen !