[DeTomaso] Need an Oilite non-magnetic pilot busing

[Douglas Kelm]

Fred,

I can certainly appreciate your point of view. Maybe there are just
different grades (quality) of needle bearings. All I know is that my oillte
bearing (which may or may not have been original to the car) from a 45,000
mile car had worn to the point that it was obviously NOT supporting the
input shaft adequately. This places undue stress on the input shaft bearing
in the ZF case. So I went with Dennis Quella's recommendation of his needle
bearing since I readily admit he knows more about this than I. I don't think
he would be selling needle bearings and putting his reputation on the line
if he thought the oillite bushings were superior or that needle bearing
couldn't go the distance (between clutch changes).

Doug Kelm

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "F&D Terry" <gt5s at bcpl.net>
To: "Douglas Kelm" <dakelm at qwest.net>
Cc: "Ken Green" <kenn_green at yahoo.com>; "Garth Rodericks"
<garth_rodericks at yahoo.com>; "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>;
<detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Need an Oilite non-magnetic pilot busing


> I did not have a good experience with a needle type pilot bearing. I
> removed my engine 2 years after installing a needle type bearing to take
> care of some other work. I checked the bearing to find the lube had
> almost totally dried and the input shaft on my ZF had just started to
> show a wear area. The rollers of the bearing are harder than the input
> shaft which means the shaft will wear before the bearings. I know the
> needles look as if they would do a better job but I feel this is not the
> case. I replaced the needle bearing with a tried and proven Oilite type.
>
> Fred T.
>
> Douglas Kelm wrote:
>
> >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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