Clutch/pilot bushing questions....
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I'm in the middle of a clutch swap.the stock pilot bearing was completely screwed up, no needle bearings were found. I want to go ahead and polish the input shaft out, was the best way of doing this, regular sand paper? And when installing a pilot bushing, which side faces the crank, the smooth side or the with kind of a slope on it.
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If you look at the pilot bearing, the side that looks like the bearing assembly was pressed into it, that faces the engine. The side that looks enclosed faces the transmission.
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if input shaft is not FU you can use emery cloth to clean it up
use a wood dowel to drive the bronze pilot bushing in. it is soft metal
also confirm you don't have slop in your input shaft (front bearing)...which can kill pilot bearings
FWIW Tremec advises using bearing vs bushing on the T56
use a wood dowel to drive the bronze pilot bushing in. it is soft metal
also confirm you don't have slop in your input shaft (front bearing)...which can kill pilot bearings
FWIW Tremec advises using bearing vs bushing on the T56
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if input shaft is not FU you can use emery cloth to clean it up
use a wood dowel to drive the bronze pilot bushing in. it is soft metal
also confirm you don't have slop in your input shaft (front bearing)...which can kill pilot bearings
FWIW Tremec advises using bearing vs bushing on the T56
use a wood dowel to drive the bronze pilot bushing in. it is soft metal
also confirm you don't have slop in your input shaft (front bearing)...which can kill pilot bearings
FWIW Tremec advises using bearing vs bushing on the T56