[DeTomaso] Need an Oilite non-magnetic pilot busing

[forestg at att.net]

I have always just bought a bushing for a 1972 Mustang with 351C and 4 speed and had no problems. In this case I would probably order one from from Marlin Jack and be assured of a part that works and throw a little business to a fellow owner.
Forest

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: asajay at asajay.com
>
> Except that it doesn't go in the flywheel, it goes in the end of the  
> crank so maybe you should contact that vendor, which would be Ford.   
> Or, maybe looking at it the other way, the input shaft of the  
> transmission needs to fit it, so perhaps we should contact the vendor  
> of the ZF, which would be ZF, errrr. . . Lloyd Butfoy.  Sorry, that's  
> a bit of sarcasm leaking out. :)
> 
> Actually, though the idea seems sound, it's really about the  
> -combination- of components that makes the pilot bearing/bushing  
> dimensions critical.  It needs to fit a Ford crankshaft in outer  
> diameter, and a ZF input shaft in inner diameter.  That would be  
> versus oh say a Ford 4-spd, which might have a different diameter  
> input shaft.
> 
> So the best bet is to contact a Pantera Vendor, or RBT Trans in order  
> to make sure you get the correct part.
> 
> And that's why there would be a "Pantera" pilot bushing.  :)
> 
> Asa Jay
> 
> Quoting Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>:
> 
> >       I don't understand why there would be a "Pantera" pilot   
> > bushing.  I suppose that different flywheel manufacturers might   
> > maintain different tollerances, and it might be better to get the   
> > bushing from who ever made the flywheel.
> >
> >   Ken
> >
> > Garth Rodericks <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >   <<< Which one of our vendors carries the non-magnetic Oilite   
> > bronze pilot bushings? >>>
> >
> > I don't know about the vendors, but fellow Pantera owner and   
> > machinist Marlin Jack (pantera1974 at verizon.net)
> > makes a high quality oilite bronze pilot bushing for the Pantera.   
> > Contact him directly for price.
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Garth
> > #4033
> >
> >
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