Pilot Bearing

[LessRice]

This weekend i started doing a motor swap in my 97 s14... the only motor i could get my hands on in such a short time was a 91 ka24de and i dont know if it came off of a manual or automatic but when i looked at the motor it had no pilot bearing so i ordered one and it didnt fit my 91 motor and i did order it for 91... so i had a thought and i hope i am very wrong about that the crank is different between a manual and automatic so the the transmission input wont work on the new motor... i am not sure so if you have any suggestions let me know

[bone_stock_240]

No, crank is definately the same. The pilot bushing is usually a super tight fit though. I had to lube mine up like crazy, and then wail on it with a mallet to get it in.

[LayNLow240]

the automatic pilot bushing(and its steel, so it might seem like part of the crank, but its not) is larger than the manual one, ill post pics of the difference in one minute

heres what the auto bushing looks like.taken from the rb forums, but all nissan pilot bushing are the same.if yours looks like the picture, have fun taking it out! i took one out about 3 weeks ago with a dremel and like 2 hours of time because i didnt want to damage the crank.BUT you can also try to rent a pilot bushing puller from autozone, but ive heard of tons of people breaking them trying to get them out.
Modified by LayNLow240 at 8:45 PM 6/11/2007

[wa-chiss]

No, crank is definately the same. The pilot bushing is usually a super tight fit though. I had to lube mine up like crazy, and then wail on it with a mallet to get it in.

I hope you know thats not a good idea to "lube" a pilot bushing. Their brass. Brass is self lubricating. Just shove it in dry. Not even the throwout bearing. The only thing you should use as a lube on a throwout bearing is some anti-sieze. A very little bit. The lube (unlike anti-sieze) will collect the dust from the clutch and form "rocks" that could and probably will score the input shaft.

[bone_stock_240]

*phew* learn something new every day. Good thing it wasn't on my car

BUT you can also try to rent a pilot bushing puller from autozone, but ive heard of tons of people breaking them trying to get them out.

It took me longer to put the puller together than it actually took to use it to get the bushing out. By far the easiest way of doing it.

[mrzabala]

Hammer and a flat head phillips. That pilot bearing got destroyed when my friend took it out. Time spent around 2 minutes.

[LayNLow240]

Hammer and a flat head phillips. That pilot bearing got destroyed when my friend took it out. Time spent around 2 minutes.

wtf is a flat head phillips? lol.if the guy has a ka from an auto car, good luck getting that **** out with a hammer and screwdriver.

[mrzabala]

wtf is a flat head phillips? lol.if the guy has a ka from an auto car, good luck getting that **** out with a hammer and screwdriver.

Its a flat head screwdriver. Pretty gay how its named a flat head phillips but some people are just inclined to call it that. Personally I like the flat head screwdriver- simple and doesnt involve someones name.

[bone_stock_240]

Philips is the cross shaped one. Flat head is exactly that. A flat head. You combined them together in a bizzare hybrid.

[LayNLow240]

Philips is the cross shaped one. Flat head is exactly that. A flat head. You combined them together in a bizzare hybrid.

exactly.flat head -- phillips +i have never heard of anyone call it a flat head phillips, besides you that is(you=mrz)

[mrzabala]

Lol, Im only refering it to "flat head phillips" since some people I know tend to say it. I too dont know why its refered to that and always have that ??? on my head (sometimes wtf and stuff like that).

[bone_stock_240]

must be a norcal thing.

[dickie]

hella rad?

[driftmyke]

air chisel that mutha****er out

[crash n burn]

air chisel that mutha****er out

ERROR

no..i used a puller on the Ka from my friend's before we uncovered the block with its 3inch hole an dcrack splitting cyl 3 and 4

i broke the puller....

[djur]

Hm... So I have a Maxima that makes a whooping noise during acceleration... I haven't taken it in to have it looked at, but the dealer said by my description of the sound it was probably a pilot bearing... Is this pretty common?

[dickie]

djur, this is entirely the wrong section for you since the drivetrains of our vehicles are completely different. please post in the maxima section for better info! kthx.