1978 EL CAMINO REPAIR & HOW-TO

Bread Works Better than Grease SBC Pilot Bushing.
When using the old formulation of much thicker wheel bearing grease, removing the pilot bearing (bushing) on the back of the SBC crankshaft worked fine, using this method. But today's synthetic formulated greases are too thin for using this method to remove the pilot bearing (bushing) on the SBC. When using plain bread, in my case it was bread mixed with grease, the pilot bearing came out with ease using a hammer and a bolt that fit inside the pilot bearing. If you decide to use this method to remove the pilot bearing and you only have grease available, use something in the grease to thicken it up like sawdust or something like it, if don't have any bread.

1978 El Camino, Flywheel, Clutch and trans removed, TIPS
Factory original 4 speed, posi-traction 1978 El Camino getting a new clutch, flywheel, throwout bearing and pilot bearing.
The SMOOTH side of the pressure plate goes to the flywheel side.