Clutch Rod bearing in gearbox shaft

[900streetfighter]

Mine dropped a few rollers when I took the rod out looking for an oil leak. A right little bastad its been, 8mm id, about 12 od 15mm long burried inside the clutch centre shaft in almost a blind hole. Oil seal pulled out ok. The cage and outer lip came out leaving a hardened steel sleeve with the end lip far side. Nothing to drift from lhs, its in 300+mm. 8mm shaft anyway. So its got to be pulled out. I tried hook/mole grips/hammer method. Screw bolt in, mole grips+hammer method. 12mm tap with mole grips/hammer method but the bearing casing is too hard. The way I got the fkr with stud exractor, (grips and hammer). The deep taper and course threaded bit gripped enough to get it moving. Happy. Oil leak isnt there though.

[englishstiv]

Had you tried a magnetic bit secured to the end of the rod?

[900streetfighter]

It was very tight in there and quite deep in the shaft. I didnt take the clutch hub off, that might've made it slightly easier. I think I got it moving with a long hardened countersunk screw, getting the sharp edge into the shoulder and bearing joint and tapping it backwards using mole grips and hammer method. Once I remembered to turn the stud extractor the right way it bit into the bearing shell well enought to pull it out. Had a dremel on standby.