[DeTomaso] Need an Oilite non-magnetic pilot busing

[Larry - Ohio Time Corp]

Hi Doug,

Any time I see a badly worn pilot bushing on what is most likely a low miles
car, I think misalignment of the input shaft. The input shaft and the crank
need to be on the same plane (if that is the right word). I did have a Doc
around that had a very simple testing method...but as normal for me I cannot
find it.

Larry - Cleveland



-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Douglas Kelm
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:03 PM
To: Ken Green; Garth Rodericks; Mike Thomas; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Need an Oilite non-magnetic pilot busing

The oillite bushing that I removed from my Pantera was clearly stamped with
the Ford logo - the word Ford inside an oval outline. It was also severely
worn with a great amount of "slop" between it and the ZF input shaft, a
situation that is definitely detrimental to the input shaft transmission
bearing. I have an inherent distrust of needle bearing in an application
like this, but I have come to believe, after talking at length with Dennis
Quella and looking at my well worn bushing, that a needle bearing is the
only way to go.

Doug Kelm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: "Garth Rodericks" <garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>; "Mike Thomas"
<mbefthomas at comcast.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Need an Oilite non-magnetic pilot busing


>       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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