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Offline Boodog45

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Engine Swap
« on: April 06, 2015, 03:48:17 PM »
Hi Everybody...
I mistakenly posted this in"Hatchlings" earlier today.  I am helping my Son swap the engine in his 1984 CJ-7 with one from a 1986 Eagle.  The Jeep has a 4 speed manual transmission and the Eagle is an automatic.  When both engines were out we noticed that the Jeep had a brass bussing to accommodate the pilot at the end of the transmission mainshaft of the Jeep transmission.  Upon removing the torque converter from the Eagle engine it was plain that a bushing would be requires in the crankshaft end, for the Jeep transmission to work.  My original question was, are these bushings readily available?  Since that post my Son thinks he has found that they are, but I would appreciate a confirmation on that.
Thanks a bunch,
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Offline captspillane

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Re: Engine Swap
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2015, 04:10:11 PM »
It's common practice to replace those every time you replace a clutch. They're as readily available as spark plugs.
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Re: Engine Swap
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2015, 07:31:35 PM »
Thank You.......
Is the pilot shaft metric?  I have a dozen sizes for my clutch alignment tool (all ASI) and none of them are a perfect fit.
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Re: Engine Swap
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2015, 07:41:38 PM »
It should be .590 if I recall.
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Re: Engine Swap
« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2015, 09:19:01 PM »
Thanks, I will find a .59 end.
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Re: Engine Swap
« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2015, 11:01:41 PM »
The hole in the crank may be slightly different size too. Best to measure.
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