Rear Main Bearing

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Gentlemen,

Having the bottom off my 1917 Hudson engine for the first time I

have run into a problem, I hope someone can help with. The rear main

bearing is not removable in the conventional manner. After removing

the four nuts and pulling straight the bearing down it will only fall

about a 1/2 inch. It appears there is an attachment to the rear of

the bearing (similiar to an oil slinger), that protrudes into a

recess in the pressure plate thus preventing it from being pulled

straight down. Therefore it seems that the transmission, clutch and

pressure plate have to be removed to get to this bearing. If anyone

has a different or easier solution please advise.

Frank DePasquale

Schenectady, New York