Pilot Bushing Hole, Urgent - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

BREIT1 · 09-04-2009, 08:39 PM

I have a '74 Chevy 4 speed pickup and I would like to put a motor from my 75 Chevy 350 automatic in it. I am worried that the automatic's motor may not have a hole for a pilot bushing, this would mean I couldn't use this motor on my manual truck. Thanks for your help.

jeffspower · 09-04-2009, 09:38 PM

I've never seen a SBC that didn't have the hole. It's when you get into Olds/ Buick/ Cadillac etc. that you run into problems.

ksbrktracer · 09-04-2009, 09:52 PM

Same here......Never , Ever, have I seen a chevy without a drilled crankshaft small or big block. But as jeffspower said you can run into in the buick ,olds, pontiac and cadillac stuff. I've also seen mopars not drilled.....

68 TT · 09-05-2009, 08:54 AM

Timken makes a nice rollerized pilot bushing that is a replacement part for mid 80's vintage diesel Chevy's.

I have been using it for years on all kinds of Chevy cars & trucks instead of the solid bushings when I do clutch jobs or manual trans conversions.

Chevy used to sell it for $6 but now wants $23. Autozone caries it in stock for $13.

09-04-2009, 08:39 PM	#1
BREIT1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hays, KS Posts: 36	Pilot Bushing Hole, Urgent I have a '74 Chevy 4 speed pickup and I would like to put a motor from my 75 Chevy 350 automatic in it. I am worried that the automatic's motor may not have a hole for a pilot bushing, this would mean I couldn't use this motor on my manual truck. Thanks for your help. __________________ 1963 CHEVY C-20 292/4-speed-Hydraulic dump bed 1974 GMC C-25 454/400 Camper Special 1977 CHEVY K-10 350/350/203 shortbed 1979 GMC C-15 250/465 short bed, stepside 1980 CHEVY K-20 350/465/205 1980 CHEVY K-20 (Built)427/400/205 1981 GMC K-15 350/465/208(Retired) 1983 GMC K-35 454/465/205 winch truck 1985 CHEVY C-30 454(18,000 m.)/465/PTO Last edited by BREIT1; 09-04-2009 at 08:56 PM.

09-04-2009, 09:38 PM	#2
jeffspower Well, Whoop-dee-do! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Easton, Mo. pop.- me & scarcely a few others Posts: 2,302	Re: Pilot Bushing Hole, Urgent I've never seen a SBC that didn't have the hole. It's when you get into Olds/ Buick/ Cadillac etc. that you run into problems. __________________ '68 GMC shortbox 4x4 350/SM465/T221- bought it in '83 SOLD '72 K20 500 Cad/TH400/NP205 SOLD '92 Chevy 2500 6.5 mech TD 4L80E crusty daily driver '72 Monte Carlo... sweet low mile toy '11 Dodge Challenger IE 392 6spd... midlife car

09-04-2009, 09:52 PM	#3
ksbrktracer TNT-MOTORSPORTS Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: TULSA OKLAHOMA Posts: 2,692	Re: Pilot Bushing Hole, Urgent Same here......Never , Ever, have I seen a chevy without a drilled crankshaft small or big block. But as jeffspower said you can run into in the buick ,olds, pontiac and cadillac stuff. I've also seen mopars not drilled.....

09-05-2009, 08:54 AM	#4
68 TT Still plays with trucks Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 3,556	Re: Pilot Bushing Hole, Urgent Timken makes a nice rollerized pilot bushing that is a replacement part for mid 80's vintage diesel Chevy's. I have been using it for years on all kinds of Chevy cars & trucks instead of the solid bushings when I do clutch jobs or manual trans conversions. Chevy used to sell it for $6 but now wants $23. Autozone caries it in stock for $13.



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