Pilot bearing problems.

[fastmark]

I think that bearing outside is not steel but some aluminum alloy. I don’t think you can weld it. Put a magnet on it to see.

 

[oldkimmer]

Sure there is.. if the unfinished hole is actually concentric. You still need to cut 5/8" off the input shaft and at that point I sure wish that I'd had a roller bearing back in '77 while stuffing an A833 behind an auto 440 in my '69 Fury II. Life would have been so much simpler while lying on my back!

I was stating that if it’s already an auto crank with the bearing in it the shaft would already be cut off to the right length. Kim

 

[dla4567]

I think that bearing outside is not steel but some aluminum alloy. I don’t think you can weld it. Put a magnet on it to see.

Correct, not steel.

 

[dla4567]

Leave the sleeve alone, and just put a new roller bearing in. The part number is in your pic; CE129.

https://www.amazon.com/INA-SCE129P-Bearing-10000rpm-Rotational/dp/B007D42VKS

Ordered from your link. Cleaned old bushing with nylon brush on Dremel, thin coat of thread locker on outside of new bearing and tapped it in. Perfect fit. Thanks again, saved me a lot of work.

 

[fastmark]

I like the bushings instead of the bearings. If the bearings fail, they can ruin the input shaft. I’ve seen it on a Cummins before.

 

[dvw]

I’ve run the bearing for 16 years in my Challenger. Never an issue.
Doug