michaelxx16

do i need to put some kind of grease inside of it? where the input shaft is gonna be?

and one more thing... i had the kevlar bushing in before (60$ from advanced zoom makes it) ..... it shrunk when i put it in... and the input shaft wouldnt fit inside of it.. and now having to cut it out of the crank or drill it out... when trying to pull it out with a slide hammer.. it just breaks into pieces... i woudlnt recommend it..

ss1

iTrader: (32)

Yes, definitely put a little grease inside of it and a little on the input shaft as well! I learned the hard way on my racecar and put it in dry the first time I ever put the tranny in. It ended up wearing out the bushing fast and messed up the front of the input shaft.

bigdsz

iTrader: (1)

FWIW a friend of mine who is a shop forman at a local Chevy dealer and master tech put one in his Camaro and it wore out in less than 2,000 miles. Don't do it.

jmm98LS1

iTrader: (28)

When using a bronze pilot bushing, all that's needed is a little dab of grease (I use white lithium) on the input shaft to help guide it in when installing the trans. The bronze bushing is impregnated with graphite and is self lubricating when it gets warm, so no extra lubricant required.

michaelxx16

alright, thanks for the quick responses guys

michaelxx16

also, im using a brass bushing from a 69' chevelle 350,, i read somewhere on this forum that as long as it was a 350 chevy engine it would work, does this matter if its a big block or small block?, when he pulled it up on the computer at advanced it said 350 but had Bbl beside it....... i wasn't aware that a 350 was a big block? but maybe back in the day?... idk, anyways it fit over the input shaft good and looks about hte same size as the other bushing's/bearings ive put in,

thanks,
michael