Pilot bushing material

[AMXguy]

Anyone have any input on pilot bushings? my transmission guy tells me to make sure a magnet will hardly stick to a pilot bushing of toss it. I've tried 2 different bushings and they're hard as tool steel and I have to pry them off a magnet.

 Where can you get a bushing with a lower steel content ?

[Chryco Psycho]

I buy the Pioneer ones at the local parts store that are bronze for a couple of $$

[vinb]

Stick Shift car , try this $20 bucks from the dealer...

[mopardave]

 
nice bearing, same style as the keisler pilot.

[Moparal]

I got a few bronze or brass? types like the originals. I will try to stick a mag to one tomorrow for you. I've installed 3 of them in friends and customers cars and even mine with no issues

[Changin Gears]

The original bushings were 'oilite' bronze with oil impregnated in them.  As they heat up the oil comes out.  The only bearing I use now though is the one that vinb shows a picture of (the '90's up truck bearing).

[vinb]

Quick note:
That bearing is made by National / BCA. That is there part number on the bearing if I remember right. You can get that at your local jobber too..

[AMXguy]

Wouldn't you have to modify the input to use the bearing? seems like the splines would hit it.

[vinb]

Should not be a problem....

[Moparal]

Take note of the beveld edge facing out. It acts like a guide like on the bronze sleeve bushing

[Changin Gears]

Wouldn't you have to modify the input to use the bearing? seems like the splines would hit it.

Not a problem, done it many times, no mod needed.  The bronze bushing uses the front half of the input shaft surface, while the needle bearing uses the rear half.

You do need to remove the old bronze one though, can't run both.

[dodj]

BB and SB use the same bearing?

[Changin Gears]

BB and SB use the same bearing?

Yes they do, even a Hemi.

[AMXguy]

I'll have my parts store try that number, looks like a thin bearing so if it's seated all the way in I see what you're saying.

[vinb]

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