Crankshaft Needle Bearing, Replacing: Procedure

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The transmission is unflanged from the engine

Remove the needle bearing:

-- Remove with a commercially available puller -A-, for example, KUKKO 21/2 and KUKKO 22/1.

Fig 1: Identifying Commercial-Grade Internal Puller

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