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Guero

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Well one of the main reason I could not figure out were the pilot bearing goes was because i never had one in there. Im guessing when they put in the block they never put in a new pilot bearing. could this be why the tranny went out fairly quick???


And which direction do i put the new pilot bearing in. In the how-tos it says to install it the way it came out but since i didn't have one in there i dont know...

 

BlownFiveLiter

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Wow, um... yeah that would definitely be a reason your trans went bad so quickly. Did you notice any vibration at all? I'd think the input shaft being unsupported would shake around like hell. The only pic I could find is the one below, but it should be installed with the side you see in the pic facing outward.

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Guero

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I did notice vibrations but nothing major....

 

Adam95GT

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wow dude thats f'ed up

 

Guero

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yes it is. shop has it coming though

 

1TallMF

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Wow man, thats retarded on their part. They better be covering the cost of the tranny if its their fault! There's no way any tranny would have lasted long without a pilot bushing/bearing, even if you took it easy on the throttle.

 

final5-0

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Are you aware there were pilot bushings way before
the bearing came to be an option.

Might wanna look again and see if you
just might have a bushing

Grady

 

mo_dingo

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The bearing has 2 depressions on the inside rim, so that when you attach a puller to bearing, the puller will grap the depressions. The depressions need to be on the inside.
Scott

 

trav_19

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wow that shop better be paying for your trans!!! how could they forget that!!! wow must have been installed on a friday after lunch lol

 

69clark

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Ouch!

 

Guero

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oh well i wanted a 6 speed.

 

1TallMF

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Cheers to Guero, you have really mellowed-out about these kinds of things since your car first started giving you hell. 'Atta boy.

 

Guero

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i still get mad but thats not gonna solve anything

 

The Green GT

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So they WILL be paying for atlease SOME of the new tranny huh?

 

HISSIN50

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1TallMF said:

Cheers to Guero, you have really mellowed-out about these kinds of things since your car first started giving you hell. 'Atta boy.

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This car has lead Guero to drink a fifth of Mezcal a day. Since he's always tanked now, he's pretty chilled out. J/K Guero.

 

Guero

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OMG hissin!!!!! Didn't the restraining order tell you to stop stocking me!!!!!

 

mo_dingo

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Guero said:

OMG hissin!!!!! Didn't the restraining order tell you to stop stocking me!!!!!

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lol, maybe if you would have spelled stalking correct on the restraining order it would have worked.....

 

HISSIN50

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Actually Scott, I think that was intentional. Who do you think brings him his Mezcal? I do keep stocking him.

 

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just another example of why i do all my work myself.....

 

Guero

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yep as i will for sure from now on no matter the kind of job!!! Thanks hissin, im down to my last one!!!! I did however mispell it