How the hell do you get the clutch realese bearing off the type 9 box, i read the Haynes book of lies and it says to depress a couple of tabs at the back of bearing........ i tried this for about 2 hours with no success

Can anyone help please

Just give it a good hard yank really its only a push fit onto the release arm

Ahhhhh, i will try that tonight

Cheers

I used a claw hammer - gently.

Have heard it said that the release bearing housing usually breaks as you take it off but no matter if yiou're going to replace it anyway

You could drive the pin out and get the arm off that way but you will have to deform the pin to make sure it stay in when you put it back.

There are two tiny metal spring tabs that open out a little when the bearing holder is pushed on to the arm, usually covered in oil and muck so hard to see.
Use a screw drive on the back of the arm pushing towards the bearing and you should easily be able to release one side of the bearing carrier, repeat for the other side and it will just slide off the input shaft.
In the past i have also knocked out the the pivot pin so i could slide the release arm and bearing of complete and take it in to the workshop.
just replace the pin afterwards with a little locktight and reassemble.

Cheers guys, claw hammer worked a treat, got it off in a matter of seconds