Pilot bearing replacement

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Jan 4, 2024 | 12:43 PM

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CMC76

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Just adding some info on mine. Pilot bearing destroyed as well. Going to do a rebuild on the torque tube as well as I can't remember if it was done when the DSS carbon shaft went in.

Jan 8, 2024 | 05:16 PM

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CMC76

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So, update to an update. When the prop shaft came out of the tube. A bunch of the bolts were literally hand tight. Some backed out.
I'm sure that caused the wobble that ate the pilot bearing.
I'm not going to name names. But the DSS fiber shaft was put in by a pretty well known local shop.
I'm not thrilled this torque tube is out the second time in under 5k miles.

Jan 9, 2024 | 10:15 PM

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Supercharged111

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From: Da U.P.

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Originally Posted by douglasjre

The thin needle bearing design is crap. No inner race so it gets all the clutch fist and when it grenades it eats the shaft.

Install Cadillac bearing and grind shaft to accommodate and give clearance.

If that's a Caddy bearing, does that also mean there's a Caddy input shaft to use? Good to know TDP can just do it for $80 to an existing shaft.

NM, I'm dumb, this is the input to the TT not the trans.

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