ugh.. i'm not too sure about those ideas but thanks, it seems the pilot bearing is recessed back into the crankshaft, is this true? when i put my finger in there it feels like the bearing race should be thicker. So I donÆt think I can jam a socket smaller than the bearing race and push it out with grease since there isnÆt much left of the bearing to push out.

I would like to heat the crankshaft and bearing race up with a torch, bad idea?