here is what i did....
the bearing had been trashed. the spacer metal for each of the 7 balls of the bearing was gone. we had already removed both of the rings which held the bearing in place, and decided to grind just a little between the inside and outside to pop the balls out, then work on each seperately...
i stoped and looked at it just after starting, so i took two 7/16 head grade 8 bolts *around 4 inches long* and pushed the heads into the bearing.
the bolts were being held inside where the balls are and spaced equal. we used a metal plate with holes to push the bolts through and put nuts on them. there was a large hole in the center for the input shaft.
we were around 4 inches from the end of the shaft, so we used a large gear puller *2 prong* to grab onto the metal plate the bolts were attached to, and used the input shaft to slowly pull out the bearing.
after heating the inside race *not anywhere near the flash point of the transmission oil* the bearing poped, and we continued to turn the bolt on the puller and pulled it out.
i will snap a few photos and post them for a month or so to show everyone how i did it.
chris<pixelmonkey>
