Use one part instead of two....

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Posted by Gordon Maney on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 8:43AM :

In Reply to: HaHaHa!!! Caught me! posted by Jonas on Sunday, January 29, 2006 at 1:13AM :

If I am understanding you correctly, you are making a bushing to adapt your transmission's input shaft pilot to the bore in a ball-bearing type pilot bearing.

I would urge you to consider removing that ball bearing and making up a pilot bushing of proper material that bridges the gap between the pilot's OD and the ID of the bore in the crank shaft.

If you do what you intend, you need a good interference fit between the pilot bearing and the pilot bushing you are seeking. If that bushing spins in the ball bearing, problems will develop. If you make it too tight, you may damage the ball bearing as you install it. In any case, I think you would need a new ball bearing so that you could install your new adapter bushing in the ball bearing before you installed this assembly in your crankshaft.

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Re: Use one part instead of two.... - Tom Petroff 9:37AM 01/29/2006

I'll hold off on making it until you decide - David Sherman 4:15PM 01/29/2006
- An alternative - Gordon Maney 8:40PM 01/29/2006
  - Re: An alternative - Jonas 10:18AM 01/30/2006
    - The goal of repair machining - Gordon Maney 1:48PM 01/30/2006

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