HELP clutch needle bearings

[Bc34c]

I'm in process of tearing down the banshee and changing the seals on clutch lever and shift shaft. Ok 1st of all the needle bearings under the clutch push lever dont look too good. Shouldn't they just slide out?, I'm not sure how hard a should be trying to pull on them. I dont want to pry too hard and break the bearings and drop them down into tranny. Is there a trick to it? also on the shift shaft seal can i tear the old one out and slide the new one on with out pulling the whole shaft out? That would save takin the basket off and pullin the shaft out, but i guess it's not a big deal. let me know if there's any shortcuts , thanks

[Bc34c]

ok i got the shift shaft seal off and should be able to get the new one back on right over the shaft . Still wondering how to get the needle bearings out, doesn't look that bad but i know it has never been changed . Do they make a tool to pull those bearings out or what?

[Bc34c]

ok last call on getttin needle bearings out. new seal will be here tomorrow and if i cant get them out without bustin them up then they are staying in. they have all the needles in and they spin ok was just hoping to change them so i have one less worry in future. anyone had these out recently???

[spurdy]

Dude....I don't think you are going to pull that bearing out! It is a machined press fit. Usually, unless something is wrong with the fit, something that is press fit into place will have to be driven out. I just rebuilt my tranny and when replaced the clutch needle bearing I drove it out with a pin punch and hammer. Of course this completely destroys the bearing but hey, we are replacing it any way, right.? By the way, does the bearing come out the top of the case or from the inside? I don't remember and was thinking it came out from the inside, which if this is the case, obvioulsy it is not going to come out without splitting the case. Good luck.

 

SP

[Bc34c]

looks like it should come out top. i haven't had the cases split(this is a good thing)in a few yrs. so I dont remember what that looked like from inside. from top of case it looks like it should come right out lol. not the case. I think I'm just gonna leave it in since it's still working. I've just been trying to replace some of the odd stuff that i haven't got to in awhile. I think if i try messing with it too much i'll end up breaking it or dropping parts in tranny and I have too many kids and not enough time for that now.

[Bc34c]

ok just went and looked at it again. it definetly only comes out through the top. the hole it sits in tapers way down after the bearings, even if the case was split it would be hard to get a good angle on it to drive it out. i just put the push lever back in and it spins fine so i guess i'll start putting it back together tomorrow. That is a part that i will be changing next time i have to split cases for sure, even if it's still in ok shape. well thanks for replies i got to get this thing ready for it's 1st trip to silver lake sand dunes this year..

[MDS2106]

take a dremmel tool and cut the bearing down one side,pull it out with some needle nose pliers

[PUSH THE THROTTLE]

When I changed my needle bearing I had to dremmel it out, I had the cases split so it was easy and I didn

[sheefreak]

When I changed my needle bearing I had to dremmel it out, I had the cases split so it was easy and I didn

[Bc34c]

ok thanks guys I'm leaving it in. I also wanted to post the sizes of the seals. the shift shaft seal is 12x22x6 mm and the seal under the clutch push lever is 17x28x6mm. I got mine from local bearing and seal company(applied industries) they would've been about 11 bucks at dealer i got 'em for $2.90 with my ups discount lol.