M-H 101 Jr. pilot bearing

I have a good slide hammer puller, but can get the bushing to just .20 from the outer edge of the bore. I can easily drive the bushing deeper into the bore and just as easily pull it back to the exact same spot, but no farther. It stops dead, just like it's striking an obstruction or something. However, when I drive it back into the bore, there's no obstruction that I can see.

Shouldn't the bushing come right out of the crankshaft bore? I'm baffled.

Thanks for any ideas.

Sam Moore, Salem, Ohio.

I didn't get to it as soon as I expected, but your grease and plunger trick worked, after a fashion. I used a 5/8 inch hardwood dowel wrapped with aluminum tape to make it tight in the opening, stuffed in some grease and then whacked the dowel with a 3 lb. hammer. While the sleeve didn't really slide out, it did break into pieces which I was able to remove.

Thanks for the tip, I'll file that one away for future use.

That makes sense. I'll try it tomorrow and let you know.

Sam Moore