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Originally Posted by i4110peter

Thanks to all for the input. I have had the motor out, as seen in my photo album (Pete's '73 V20 steplift), and have the motor alignment tool. I may take it to a shop to have the bearing replaced and have the motor alignment checked professionally.

You can rent a slide hammer from AUTOZONE, ADVANCE, CARQUEST, O REILLYS, and maybe a couple others and do the bearing yourself. The trick I found is to turn the actual bearing until you can slide it out of the aluminum sleeve, then use the slade hammer directly on the aluminum sleeve, then they come out fairly easily. If they're still stuck, then you can drill the aluminum sleeve to relieve the stress on it, and they pop right out.