Pilot Bearing size??

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

I'm having a bit of trouble here guys. My torque converter got here from Yellow13 today (thanks bill ) and upon inspection, I've realized...I'm fucked (or at least ATM).

(picture below)This pilot bearing was meant for a car with a manual transmission, whereas I have an automatic tranny. The reason the bearing/bushing is there is because the motor came from a manual tranny. Anyways, am I supposed to find a bearing/bushing that WILL fit the torque converter, or does the torque converter just sit in the block without a bearing/bushing at all? Any help is appreciated, thanks guys

~BrandoN~

Edit--Little more info: OD of the torque converter stud is 42.6mm, ID of that bearing is 27mm

 

[supraboy77]

no pilot bearing needed.

 

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

Are you 100% sure of it? I don't want to put all this shit together and back in the car and then go AWWWWWWWW SHIT!!!!

 

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

bumpage? The car goes back together tonight

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

I don't recall ever having a pilot bearing when I had an auto. I don't think the flywheel even had a spot for it.

Don't take my word for absolute truth, it's been awhile.


Edit: After thinking about it for a bit I'm almost positive there wasn't a need to a pilot bearing for the auto. I believe the torque converter doesn't have a hole in the front to allow anything to protrude.

 

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

No, the TC doesnt have anything for it to protrude THROUGH, there's a snout ON the TC itself

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

You should be fine then.

 

[cjsupra90]

No pilot bearing is used in the crank when an auto is used. Take it out and everything will be perfectly fine.

 

[Yellow 13]

No pilot bearing is used in the crank when an auto is used. Take it out and everything will be perfectly fine.

:word8kn:

Glad it got there in one piece. UPS dropped my .57 trim and busted it :cry:


Also, sorry I forgot to ship the bolts, I thought they were in there with it. The day after I shipped it I found them under a shop towel...:3d_frown:

 

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

w00t w00t--didn't you get my IM saying it got here Bill? Very happy with it all, as soon as I find some bolts I'll be even happier lol. Anyone know the specs for the bolts from the flex plate to the TC? I have the bolts to bolt the flex plate to the crank.

Thanks a ton guys
~BrandoN~

 

[Yellow 13]

My cousin uses my comp and closes my IM's while Im at work.

I think theyre the same or close to the ones that hold some of the brackets in the engine bay, the short stuby ones. Theres 6 or 9 of them IIRC. Been awhile since I worked on an auto.

 

[Turbo. Targa. Life.]

blah. There's 6 I know for sure, I just don't think I have any extras laying around. I'll try to find one that fits and go get some made at a hardware store or somethin.

 

[Yellow 13]

Ive got all of them down here, I could putem in a n envelope and mail them up.