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Message started by ricracer113 on 02/09/11 at 8:06pm

Title: PILOT BEARING OR BUSHING
Post by ricracer113 on 02/09/11 at 8:06pm

putting my mod together, using a 3 speed and what bearing should i use with my 350 and midplate. napa, speedway, pepboys ?

Title: Re: PILOT BEARING OR BUSHING
Post by RACEGLASS on 02/10/11 at 8:48am

If you are running a mid plate you need an extended style bushing or bearing

Title: Re: PILOT BEARING OR BUSHING
Post by bb49mod on 02/10/11 at 11:51am

RACEGLASS wrote on 02/10/11 at 8:48am:

If you are running a mid plate you need an extended style bushing or bearing

unless you are using a tilton triple disc setup with the reverse mount starter. they compensate for the mid plate and make the bell housing 1/4" short.

Title: Re: PILOT BEARING OR BUSHING
Post by imracin68j on 02/11/11 at 10:16pm

With a rear motor mount I leave mine hanging out about 1/4 inch. I tried a needle bearing and it was a mess after a few races. It has to be 100% perfect which a lot of bell housing are not.

Title: Re: PILOT BEARING OR BUSHING
Post by RED2 on 02/14/11 at 8:21pm

Tilton has a fixture to center the dowel pins off the crank. May be worth asking around to see if anyone has it. It reams the hole for the dowel then you use a stepped pin from Tilton. No more tranny / clutch problems. We were doing it to every block that was being used with a clutch. Tilton also has steel weld in rings used to center the holes in the bell housing.
We used a lot of Tilton and quarter master stuff and i do not remember the bell housings being made with the difference of a motor
plate, but this was in the late 90s. Maybe something new they are
doing. We used a stock dorman brand bushing and left it hanging out 3/16 or so. Never had a problem.