The puller is probably not going to work on that walked in race. It has to get in between the race and the transmission shaft lockplate and nut. I ended up cutting mine off.

I remember reading a post on the forums a few years back that gave a good how to procedure on how to cut a walked-in race off using a high speed grinder. I tried a Dremel tool with cutting disks and it went pretty fast and came right off with no issues. I have not cataloged all the photos of my project build yet, but I found these...



I put a hose clamp on the transmission input shaft right up against the race to protect the shaft from any accidental damage and did not try to cut through the race, only enough for it to crack from the natural stress. The curving is how I kept from the cutting disk away from cutting the nut and lockplate. I could not cut it all the way to the lockplate but it was enough for one hit with a chisel to crack it and it slid right off.

I bought both race tools and ended up only using the one...and probably could have done it without either.

 

I would not recommend trying to cut the IPB race off of the main shaft, if you accidentally damage the main shaft it can get expensive. I know many have done it successfully so this is just my opinion. These bushings walking inward is pretty common especially on bigger builds. I've done many of these when replacing seals, damaged IPB races or installing Baker transmissions. The method I use is shown at 13:50 in the video below. It's a bit more work but you don't risk damaging your main shaft and you can use the correct tool. There are a couple more videos in this series you can skim through to see the process of replacing the seal. Baker also sells tools

 

Great video.

 

That method works on the 6-speed transmissions? I thought the gears will not allow the shaft to move.

 

I 100% agree with your comment and you are correct to warn novice DIYers that if you never learned how to use a die grinder and don't have the finesse and skill to use one, then you should leave it to a pro.

However, if you have a steady hand and good eye, then it is very easy to cut the race off without damaging anything else and it doesn't require an assortment of expensive specialized tools like shown in the video. Face it, Baker is not going to demonstrate a method to install their product that is not consistent with MoCo procedures.