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type 9 clutch release bearing removal
femster87 - 27/5/10 at 05:42 PM

is there a particular way of removing this bearing? mind would just not come off

Fatgadget - 27/5/10 at 06:31 PM

Brute force! It's an interference fit on the sleeve therefore you need either a press or a big hammer,a mandrel and a vice.

Mr G - 27/5/10 at 08:08 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Fatgadget
Brute force! It's an interference fit on the sleeve therefore you need either a press or a big hammer,a mandrel and a vice.


I think you''ve got the wrong end of the stick unless I'm reading this wrong!

To remove the release bearing from the arm normally requires a good old tug or bit of persuasion from a flat blunt object between the bearing and the arm. There are 2 slots that 'clip' into the 2 flat 'teeth' that are in the arm. I've seen mention of different designs but all the ones I've seen have been of the 'persuasion' variety!'

Or have I got the wrong end of the stick?



G

alexg1965 - 27/5/10 at 09:16 PM

The technique I use is to flatten those two teeth mentioned using a thin bladed, short screwdriver behind the clutch release arm. The bearing should then just slide out. To refit, carefully prise the teeth out again so that they engage with the arm when the bearing is pushed in again. Need to be careful not to be too vicious with those teeth though or they'll snap off.