Pilot bushing removal is no fun

['68OrangeSunshine]

I made a ''Special Tool'' to remove Pilot Bearings from my 292 L6s. A notch is cut into some flat steel rod. [1/2'' x 1/8 ''] The notch hooks the far end of the Bearing and you tap on the far end of the Tool -- bent 90* -- with a ball pein hammer, rotating the notch around the circle as you go.
For higher performance, press in a Pilot Bearing, not a bushing. Obviously you want the best grade US-made part you can get.