HELP!! Pilot Bearing major pain in the ....

[jocko]

Well folks, need some serious help. I was in the middle of my trans swap and was trying to pull the pilot bearing out of the crank. It is NOT budging.

The hydraulic method did not work. No way to freeze/shrink it.

Actually have the correct pilot bearing puller tool (spreadable slide hammer that slips inside the pilot, expands, and reaches around the back of the bearing to grab). Have been pointing away for an hour and a half and it hasn't moved one bazillimeter.

If I'd known it wasn't gonna move, I'd have just left it in there and re-used it. But now, the inner bearing surface is scarred pretty bad because of inserting and removing the tool.

Need some serious help here - appreciate any ideas. Again, using the correct pilot bearing slide hammer tool and it's not budging - hydraulic method did not work (i.e. forcing it out with grease, etc...)

Thanks.