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I need some TP for my Pilot Hole!
(shirt over head, waving arms in air)
I am Chuck-holio! I need some TP for my pilot hole!
Just finished a trans swappie last night. The only thing holding me up was the replacement of the pilot bearing; it seems drag launches and driveline snatch had cracked the original one, contributing to trans failure.
Went to D&D Performance and picked up a fresh one. While there, I asked them how to easily remove the original.
'toilet paper', was the reply.
???
'Yeah - take some wet toilet paper, cram it in the pilot hole, and rap on it using a drift the size of the input shaft. The wet toilet paper displaces the bearing and pops in out.'
Riiight.
Sounds like an episode of Beavis and Butt-Head. I ignored the expert advice and bought a slide hammer.
Fast forward - after an hour whappin' away under the car and two broken slide hammer tips, the bearing refused to budge. I was outta tips, so the crackheaded toilet paper solution seemed like a no-lose scenario.
Grabbed a roll of the 2 ply stuff, wetted a few sheets, and started cramming the soggy stuff deep in the hole with my index finger. After I'd filled the hole, I took an old socket and extension about the same diameter as the pilot bearing and began to rap on the wad...
Here's the picture - I'm under the car with a roll of TP and a bottle of water next to me - whappin' away on a soggy pile of the stuff which splatters all over everything like a scrambled-egg sneeze. there's still some stuck to my glasses a day later...
Anyway, after about five minutes of this mildly obscene scene, the pilot bearing felched free. the spent wad of TP was pried loose with a small screwdriver, leaving the previously soiled hole clean as a....
I'll let you fill in the last word. I gotta go take a shower. I think I just had gay car sex.
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