Pilot bearing question? To make a 5-speed motor work with my auto Vert!

[mrk442]

Hi,

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.