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Originally Posted by wrogers55
It looks like the input shaft of my TKO 600 is touching the back of the pilot bearing bore on a 418w. I'm in the process of changing out the pilot bearing and the picture shows that, but look at the marks on back of the hole, which are circular and it is indented or "rounded" toward the front of the motor. I'm not familiar with the Ford sb yet, but I'm getting there. Is this a plug as I can see the the edges where it looks like it has been driven in the crank. What's the fix here if it's a problem?
Thanks, Wayne in Gilroy, CA
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Wayne,
This has happened before. The fixes range from a little lathe work on the input shaft to something as simple as seating the pilot deeper if it is not bottomed or adding a chamfer to clear. How much interference are you experiencing?
Ed (also in Gilroy pm me or ask Dale for my cell)