Pilot bearing or bushing?

[375 H&H]

what do you prefer, needle bearing pilot or bronze bushings? i've used a bunch of the bronze ones, but never used a needle bearing pilot.

should i try one with my new Centerforce clutch?

 

[diesel4me]

I've never tried a needle bearing type one,I've read and heard that they will seize up often or fail too soon.

I never had any issues with the bronze bushing type,so thats what I stuck with..

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

They all fail equally bad IMO

Sorry, not any help, but that's my experience.

 

[diesel4me]

I've seen a few of the needle type ones chow the transmission input shaft when they ran dry of grease and got rusty...never seen a bronze bushing do that,the bushing gets hogged out,but being softer,it wont harm the input shaft..

 

[375 H&H]

looks like i'll stick with bronze. at least they won't sieze up and wear out the end of the input...

I found this one at summit. it's a little longer than most, giving more 'bearing' surface.