I just swapped a different nwc T-5 in my '32 Ford. Since all was working fine I just swapped transmission only. Had the first one in 10 years. The deeper gears really helped drive ability. Then the problems began.... drove to fill gas tank up and when returning home a weird howling noise off and on began, Seemed to be related to clutch movement. Decided it must be the throw out bearing, so out came engine and transmission again. After removing transmission, I noticed the starter drive was engaged. Turns out the pin that rides on the starter shaft was bad, causing drive gear to slide back and forth on shaft worm freely. OK, easy fix from stock pile of parts. But I bought a new throw out bearing assembly and spring & also decided to eliminate the "Speedy Bill" pilot bushing adapter, so I have the Offenhauser Ford to S-10 roller pilot bearing in hand. The old Ford one isn't easily coming out. I have a Fidenza aluminum flywheel. Is the bearing inserted into the flywheel or crankshaft? I'm thinking the '40 221 engines went into flywheels?? If so, guessing that means pulling pan to get flywheel off? Is there anything thats .668" diameter to try the old grease and driver trick to remove it?
Find a 5/8" bolt that is not threaded all the way up. Cut the threaded portion off. Use that as the driver for the grease trick. (0.668 - 0.625)/2 = 0.0215" clearance around the bolt. That should be tight enough for the grease trick to work.
Just watched a video yesterday of a guy using white bread to drive the pilot bearing out of a 428 Ford engine. He used the clutch alignment tool to drive the bread in. Said it cleans up easier than grease. I am sure that could be used on most.
Tried a rental tool pilot remover with no luck. Saw online to try wrapping a bolt with electrical tape to get a snug fit for grease trick. It worked! The flathead pilot bearings do fit into the flywheel! Thanks all!
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