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Hello all,
Two quick questions:

1. How do you get the pilot bushing into the cam shaft?
I was just going to beat it with a wooden mallet unit it was seated.
When the engine and trans was separated, it didn't have one.
I believe that the engine had a power glide so if there isn't a pilot bushing for the engine then would it be safe to have the input shaft of the T5 wiggle in there?

2. What bolts would I use to install the water pump back on and where do I get them?

Thanks for the help,
Bread

I think that you mean that the pilot bushing goes in the crankshaft, not camshaft. You most certainly need one in there with a standard. It does install with some force. I would put it in the freezer first to make the job easier.

Yes, the pilot bushing is a press fit into the "crankshaft" as
Fred points out.

Be careful with the water pump bolts. make sure that the ones you
choose don't bottom out before they draw up the pump. The holes
are pretty shallow.

Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL

Gents,
Thanks for the correction, the Crankshaft not the camshaft.

I thought that the 235 that came with a powerglide didn't have a pilot bushing and the crankshaft hole is slight smaller.

I'll put the bushing in the freezer and install it this weekend but what method should I use. Ball pin hammer? Wood mallet with a hard wood spike?

I put a wire in the wholes where the wate pump goes in order to get the depth of the whole so I'll make sure I get the propper length. Is there certain bolts for the water pump? I came across a bolt kit for the 235 but it is for about 40+ bucks and all I need are the water pump bolts. I might just get the kit and replace what I can and keep the rest on standby. Any suggestions?

Bread

Not a lot of stress on those bolts so you don't have to go
lookin' for grade eight or nothin' like that. I would install
the bolts without the lock washer and grind the end if you have
to till the head touches the casting, then you know the bolt
will tighten down with a lock washer under it. Hardware store
grade five is plenty good for that application.
The ideal way to install the bushing is to use a driver that
pilots in the hole and pushes on the whole edges of the rim but
most people don't have those at hand or a way of making one. If
you freeze it as Fred suggested you have to have everything
ready to go and be quick about it cuz the minute it touches the
crank it will soak up the heat within a few seconds. In other
words get it tapped in with in a few seconds. should be just
flush or slightly below the champher.

DG