| Re: Put your pilot bearing in......
The bearing on big block and small blocks goes toward the transmission. The problem is knowing whether the bearing is suppose to stick out. On the big block cars, the crank was machined to allow the bearing to slide deeper into the crank so the splines on the input shaft would not dig into the bearing. If the bearing you have is not a standard part it may be out in order to support the input shaft. If it is a standard piece,the only way you can be sure is to measure the clearance between the input splines and the bearing. There is a fare amount of leeway in this measurement as long as the input splines are not rubbing the bearing. If you need to move the pilot bearing in to the crank, it is a lot easier to machine the bearing than the crank.
Bill |