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Bored&Stroked · 04-23-2026, 09:43 PM

I used my hydraulic press. I made a steel tube/sleeve that was just a bit bigger than the bearing OD on the flange side - and long enough to go past the splined end of the pinion.

I then used a thick piece of 1" steel plate (about 5" wide by 12" long). I insert the metal plate through the housing and used a socket to rest on the back of the pinion.

Then I placed this in the press (hanging it through the middle) and using my big tube on the flange side, put a plate on top of it, heated up the housing around the bearing and used the press to apply pressure to the rear of the pinion (sitting on the 1" plate and socket) and it easily came out.

Keep in mind that the housing has to fit down between both sides of the hydraulic press - such that the 1" plate picks up both sides of the press. Hopefully I'm making some sense here.

04-23-2026, 09:43 PM	#4
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,910	Re: how to Remove the Pinion Gear from Housing I used my hydraulic press. I made a steel tube/sleeve that was just a bit bigger than the bearing OD on the flange side - and long enough to go past the splined end of the pinion. I then used a thick piece of 1" steel plate (about 5" wide by 12" long). I insert the metal plate through the housing and used a socket to rest on the back of the pinion. Then I placed this in the press (hanging it through the middle) and using my big tube on the flange side, put a plate on top of it, heated up the housing around the bearing and used the press to apply pressure to the rear of the pinion (sitting on the 1" plate and socket) and it easily came out. Keep in mind that the housing has to fit down between both sides of the hydraulic press - such that the 1" plate picks up both sides of the press. Hopefully I'm making some sense here.