jsp

Hi, I have a 2006 mustang shelby GT and I am replacing my clutch and flywheel.

Upon removal of my pilot bearing I see mine are crushed.

How did you guys remove this?

Coosawjack

Photos would help as "crushed" can mean lotsa things!!

How'd it get crushed??

jsp

proeagles

Holly sh_t! How did it get that way? That is a sign of much deeper problems in the output shaft of the transmission. It looks like just the outer race part of the bearing remains and you should be able to stick something sharp in there and begin to pry it away from the crankshaft. It should fold in on itself since it looks to be pretty thin. Good luck.

Coosawjack

Damn.......never saw one that bad but like was said above you can pry it out but ya gotta figger out WHY!!??

jsp

I dont have a pilot bearing remove tool at the moment and my sledge hammer wont stay there if I pull it.

jsp

Inner bearing is out now the outer bush.

Stangbass

Yikes! I thought mine was bad. Fortunately my pilot sits in the flywheel. The real question is how does your input shaft look right now?

jsp

looks ok. I tried to remove the bearing but, failed so I had to Dremel it to get out.

Finally I bought a pilot bearing puller so the new one is in.

Stangbass

Glad you got it fixed. Nothing like the joy of dropping your trans to replace a $20 part.

I'm curious, how did yours fail, as in what were the symptoms. Mine was squeaking for a week or so while the clutch was depressed, and finally seized up and wouldn't let me put the car in gear. Actually had to drop my transmission twice because I though it was the slave.