Pilot Bearing Solution
When I swapped from an automatic to a 4 speed in my Duster, I found that the crank was not finished to size for a pilot bushing. That was around the time when the undersized bushings were becoming obsolete. I tried to find the the bushing that presses into the converter register, but those had become obsolete also. Against my better judgement I used the bearing style that presses into the register.
I now have the transmission out of the car again, and found that the input shaft was not liking the bearing, so my solution was to pull the bearing itself out of the housing, and replaced it with a true Oilite bushing.
I found the bushing at McMaster Carr for less than $4.00. It is 1.00" od x .75" id x .500" wide.
Put the bushing in the freezer, and drive it into the bearing housing with a light press fit.
I searched high and low with bearing distributors, Amazon EBay etc. it seems that the the B-287 is non existent.
Hope this helps someone.
When I swapped from an automatic to a 4 speed in my Duster, I found that the crank was not finished to size for a pilot bushing. That was around the time when the undersized bushings were becoming obsolete. I tried to find the the bushing that presses into the converter register, but those had become obsolete also. Against my better judgement I used the bearing style that presses into the register.
I now have the transmission out of the car again, and found that the input shaft was not liking the bearing, so my solution was to pull the bearing itself out of the housing, and replaced it with a true Oilite bushing.
I found the bushing at McMaster Carr for less than $4.00. It is 1.00" od x .75" id x .500" wide.
Put the bushing in the freezer, and drive it into the bearing housing with a light press fit.
I searched high and low with bearing distributors, Amazon EBay etc. it seems that the the B-287 is non existent.
Hope this helps someone.
