I was going to re-bush the rear bearing (output flange) if I couldn’t find either a new bearing sleeve or a good replacement rear bearing retainer. The original bushing is dimpled and has oil grooves, I assume to feed and retain the 90 weight oil.
Seeing this, I decided to it would be best to try and obtain one. The best I could do could do would be to put a groove on the bottom of the bushing to feed oil to the bearing. If that is my only option, that is what I will do.
I have found pilot bushings are available from several vendors. My crank, along with the block is out to a machine shop, so I can’t measure the pilot bushing. I would have thought that the dimensions and clearances for all of these parts would be listed someplace, so I would know if the parts are useable or not.
Thank goodness Stovebolt exists and there are many knowledgable people that are so willing to help me get these answers! All I can say is thanks!
