How to convert an engine from a 5-speed to work with my auto? pilot bearing??

[mrk442]

Hi,

I posted in the Nissan mechanic section but was not getting any answerers so i figured i try here as i want to put the engine in the car today

I have a 93 240sx Vert.it still has the auto trans and i am putting a 95 ka24de into it.. I have already swapped all the stuff i need over to the newer motor to make it compatible but now i need to join it "had 5-speed" to my auto transmission.

I pulled the 5-speed pinion bearing/bushing and went to the checker they have a pilot bearing that supposedly is for the auto but its exactly the same size as the one i pulled for the 5-speed? I was under the impression that the auto one was longer?

am i wrong? do i even need the auto one or is the 5-speed on fine for an auto transmission use?

any idea where i can find one all the big chains seem to have "clutch pilot bearing/pilot bushings" and they seem to be for 5-speeds...

any help would be great!!

My engine is toast and i found a super low mile 95 engine that was in front of a 5-speed.

i plan to do the 5-speed swap later but at the moment i am missing the front part of the 5-speed axle and cant afford the 150 that local crappy yards will charge me.. "Tucson az"

so i decided i just want to get it up and running for now and get all the parts ready for later.

[Hijacker]

You'll need to add the torque converter and flex plate from your old auto setup, and swap the pilot bearing back for an auto bearing.

[mrk442]

is it still called a pilot bearing or is it called something else? auto bearing?

I have the torque converter flex plate and flex plate adapter already so i am good to go just need to figure out what to do about this damn bearing.. looking at the old engine i don't honestly see any sort of bearing or bushing where the pilot bearing was on the manual engine.. just the crank bolt-up flange?

thanks i will see if i can find the "auto bearing" does anyone know the exact name or maybe even a part number for auto zone, Napa, BAP, or parts America\Checker?

thanks again!

[bentong2k2]

its funny how your trying to put in an auto pilot bearing in and it took me hours to get mines out.

anyways, your going to have get it at a nissan dealership or at:

http://www.courtesyparts.com/1....html

I think you won't even have to take out the manual one b/c the manual pilot bearing is further inside the crankshaft than the auto one which sticks out a lot.

[mrk442]

thanks for the part number and link!

and the best part of all is i will be pulling this damn thing back off again in a month or two when i have the cash to get the last couple parts for the 5-speed swap...

just get a pilot bearing puller and slide hammer from on of the parts stores// Checker..

made quick easy work of the one i pulled... 1 of my auto engines didn't have any sort of bearing there! and the other was pulled with the puller pretty easy so i could see what i was looking for