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Tech Question
Harry Garlinghouse, Oakville, WA, 1965 Dodge station wagon 383
I think I read somewhare that a special pilot bearing could be bought to mate up a standard trans to an auto-trans crankshaft. I think is was made by NAPA. Could you confirm this or provide a alternive solution? Thanks, Harry.
NAPA's no. 615-1033 bushing (undersize O.D.) was especially made to fit the smaller hole in the drtilled-but-not-reamed cranks, but, as far as I can tell, it's been discontinued. This came under the general heading of brain-salad surgery anyway, since the hole in the crank wasn't necessarily uniform, clean, or precision-sized.
The '90s Magnum V-8 pilot bearing presses into the torque converter hub pilot area of the crank, and proveides a better solution - ask for 53009180AB.
Just two quick comments:
If the crank is totally undrilled, it must be drilled (even if using the late-model bearing setup) to provide clearance for the tranny's main drive pinion - or the pinion's shaft must be shortened (cutoff wheel.)
It would be unusual to find a 1965 vinatge crank that was NOT reamed for the stock bushing - in fact, a virtually-new bushing is usually just siting there!
Rick
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