Posted by Will (in IL) on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 09:00:48 :
In Reply to: Thanks guys! posted by David Sherman on Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 01:03:18 :
After destroying two traditional Pilot Bearings, and having the Machine shop installing one in and discovered by them forcing it in, the Transmission would not fit into it because it shrank as a result of the crank not having been properly machined, I figured out that the crank was only rough machined for a pilot bearing and was intended for an Automatic Transmission. So, the solution, short of having to take the crank out and have it properly machined, was to install a Modern (94 and newer, part number BCA #FC69907, or Mopar # 53009180AB) Pilot Bearing that installs in the Torque Converter mounting portion of the crank.
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