Looking for a tapered pilot bearing sold by The Parts Place (out of stock), for installing a manual with an automatic crank shaft. My friend bought everything to convert to 4 speed not realizing he had an automatic crank shaft!

 

HEY R
Do you have a part # for cross reference??

I had crankshaft supply install a bushing in the crank for a 1972
Twas $100 egads , a few years ago

 

https://dickmillerracing-com.3dcarts...pter_p_49.html

https://www.oldsparts.com/product/4-...apter-bearing/

https://www.supercarsunlimited.com/P...pter-i262.aspx

 

Those are "house" part numbers for order on vendors site (s)
If I had a longer legit part number from a bearing I may be able to source...


Good day

 

thanks Joe, no one can answer their phones, left messages.

 

Oh my
Grind off the input shaft
and some bearing outside the splines......

 

It doesn't go "outside the splines"

 

So the input shaft of the muncie the spline area is NOT what you want HOLE in the bearing to be..

For inside dimension of your precision bearing

 

What part of this is not clear? The bearing rides on the pilot part of the input shaft, just like any other MT pilot bearing. It's closer to the splines than the OEM bearing, but still in front of them.

 

I do not trust yo
funky bearing

 

I used one of these in my holiday coupe. The crank is actually very easy to drill into with some decent bits. I drilled a hole a little deeper than needed to allow the input shaft to go in far enough without cutting it off. Then the bearing sits in the factory machined area of the crank to keep it centered. Obviously, having the crank machined for the correct pilot bushing is the best solution but if you are installing a 4 speed and don't want to pull the crank this seems like a decent compromise. Only time will tell how it hold up.

 

Regardless of how he gets the main drive gear (input shaft) to fit, advise him to also check the "runout" on the "register" hole in the bellhousing or scattershield that he is going to use. If it's not centered directly with the crank pilot bearing, you can have multiple issues.

 

Dick Miller has the bearings in stock, he's the only one to get back to me.