idler gear bearing

[handy andy]

anyone had experience of changing idler gear bearing
its the one that fits in the gearbox
any special know how
also any idea of correct diameter of bearing
there are 3
my gearbox is the magic wand type
thanks
andy

[CooperTune]

The one in the gear box is easy ( if you have the engine off ) check for a snap ring on the inside if none use a correct size socket and tap it out. It's the smaller of the three and I don't have one to measure here. The one in the clutch housing is the fun one to remove. I have a 3" x 12" 1/2 thick bar with a clearance hole for 1/2 bolt. I grind the head of the bolt so it slips inside the breaing. I place a short brass manifold nut in the bearing drop the bolt in and weld it around and around. Then place bar over threaded portion of bolt run the nut down with a little grease on threads and hit it with impact. The outer race of the first motion support bearing will fall out if you run a bead around the inside of it. Be careful not to weld the housing. Steve (CTR)

[handy andy]

thanks for that Steve
i assume you drive the bearing from the inside out once you have removed the circlip
thanks andy

[rich@minispares.com]

if you have the correct (or make one) puller, you can extract the bearing without taking the engine off the box