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Old 04-04-2009, 01:56 AM   #6
rx4ur7
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Please don't use the chisel method, too easy to muck up the e shaft. Cost this one guy a motor job when he did his own clutch to save a buck. He wondered why it was making so much noise after he got it back together. The bearing fell out when we pulled the gear box. But the seal was still in the shaft. He said it took him 3 hours to get the bearing out. Saving 200 cost him 2000. (this was a long time ago)
I haven't seen any of the other procedures to work well with a rotary. Afraid the best is the mazda puller.

Give Dan or Ray a call and save yourself a lot of grief it is well worth the money.

Tried the chisel once when my puller had a broken collet finger which happened after I don't how many bearing pulls. After 2 1/2 hours of work to not damage the shaft I went to one of my buddies that still worked at mazda and borrowed their tool and ordered 2 collets at the same time. Wore out 1 collet in 30+ years one of those I ordered is starting to get a little shaky now. When you get one it will last you a life time.
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