Date:         Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:21:09 -0500
Reply-To:     tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         tabe johnson <xtabe@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Pilot Bearing in crankshaft from Automatic...
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Hi,


I'm putting a 2.1 WBX from a donor van with an automatic
transmission into my 4 speed van.  One thing I have to do
is put a pilot bearing in the end of the crankshaft.  When
I stick my finger in the hole, it feels like there's a thin
sheet metal cylinder where the pilot bearing should go.  When
I flick it with my fingernail, it feels and sounds more like
sheet metal than solid crankshaft material.

Please view this photo:

http://www3.telus.net/public/tabe/vanagon/crankend.jpg

The lower finger points out one of the lips of the cylinder;
the upper finger points out the inner lip of the cylinder.



Is this cylinder a leftover part that I should remove before
installing the new pilot bearing, or should I tap my pilot
bearing in with everything as is?

Thanks for any illumination!

--tabe johnson
xtabe@yahoo.com
Immobile '87 Westy

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