BiggerIsBetter
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Livermore, CA
I'm in the middle of swapping out my BA-10 tranny on my '89 4.0 to an AX-15 from a '96 and I've read all about the swap on here, but I still have a couple questions...When I went to remove the old pilot bearing from the '89 I noticed that it was surrounded by a bushing. Everyone on here says to get a pilot bushing from a '73 CJ 304 3spd, well don't you need a bearing too? The bushing from the CJ fits the shaft of the tranny perfectly and looks like it will fit the crank shaft too, but without a bearing wouldn't there be excessive wear from the shaft rubbing on the bushing? With the '73 CJ bushing there is no room for a bearing to squeeze inside of it so I assume I don't need one?.........Second question: I removed the pilot bearing from the '89, but I couldn't get the bushing surrouding it out. The pilot bearing puller wouldn't catch the edge of the bushing to pull it out, is there another way to get the bushing out besides a puller?...maybe heating it up? Any info would be excellent. Thanks.