LS6 transmission pilot bearing and removal tool - pics!
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Just wanted to share my experience with removing the pilot bearing from a LS6.
Here is a pic of the removal tool attached to the pilot bearing - job done! Of course you will be doing this on the back end of the motor. This particular tool is 2-piece. You attach the gripper into the pilot bearing and rotate the nut until it is nice and snug. Then thread in the slide hammer to the gripper. A slide hammer is pretty self explanatory...slide it to the end you want the part to come out - bang, bang, bang.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01151903_zps509a6f28.jpg)
Some have mentioned grinding the ends of the gripper tool because it doesn't fit into the bearing - hmm. Pop that pin out, angle it just right and get it in there. Put that pin back in place and tighten up the gripper tool.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01224050_zps9337f017.jpg)
Trust me it works! Also take notice to the small groove in the pilot bearing, the new one goes in like the old one came out.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01151841_zpse9ff8224.jpg)
Here is a pic of the pilot bearing with the bearing face that you see after you pull the transmission.![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01224349_zpsa59b240e.jpg)
Here is the backside of the bearing that you don't see...unless you pull that sucker out.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01224338_zps64ea4422.jpg)
Just a quick note, when installing the new pilot bearing...put it in the freezer for awhile. Put it in a ziplock bag. It helps to shrink the metal and makes installing it with a RUBBER mallet super easy, 4-5 gentle taps and it's flush - done!
LS6 pilot bearing part#: 12557583
Autozone and Napa both rent this exact pilot bearing removal tool.
Here is a pic of the removal tool attached to the pilot bearing - job done! Of course you will be doing this on the back end of the motor. This particular tool is 2-piece. You attach the gripper into the pilot bearing and rotate the nut until it is nice and snug. Then thread in the slide hammer to the gripper. A slide hammer is pretty self explanatory...slide it to the end you want the part to come out - bang, bang, bang.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01151903_zps509a6f28.jpg)
Some have mentioned grinding the ends of the gripper tool because it doesn't fit into the bearing - hmm. Pop that pin out, angle it just right and get it in there. Put that pin back in place and tighten up the gripper tool.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01224050_zps9337f017.jpg)
Trust me it works! Also take notice to the small groove in the pilot bearing, the new one goes in like the old one came out.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01151841_zpse9ff8224.jpg)
Here is a pic of the pilot bearing with the bearing face that you see after you pull the transmission.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01224349_zpsa59b240e.jpg)
Here is the backside of the bearing that you don't see...unless you pull that sucker out.
![](http://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t404/jaysenbaker/cts-v_misc/2013-09-01224338_zps64ea4422.jpg)
Just a quick note, when installing the new pilot bearing...put it in the freezer for awhile. Put it in a ziplock bag. It helps to shrink the metal and makes installing it with a RUBBER mallet super easy, 4-5 gentle taps and it's flush - done!
LS6 pilot bearing part#: 12557583
Autozone and Napa both rent this exact pilot bearing removal tool.