[HSSS427]

Thanks Morris! Just so I understand your comment - the pilot bearing isn't supposed to be installed deep enough in the crank so that the outer surface is parallel with the crank flange? ie the pilot bearing needs to protrude from the surface of the flange about .4" ?

I'm thinking that the pilot bearing itself is only about 1/2' wide (just guessing as I don't have one to look at) so that wouldn't provide enough seating for the bearing would it? (Note I am using a bearing, not a bronze bushing)

Also, the length of the input shaft above is based on me any my ruler measuring the shaft itself. I did not have the bearing retainer on when I measure it, so the shaft may be protruding out of the case farther than it would with the retainer torqued down. I figured the bearing and race are protruding from the transmission case about .475" (again a simple ruler measurement that's not very precise). I measured the shaft itself from the base to be 6.1875" long, thus the total distance from the tranny case on the diagram of 6.625"

Last, but not least, I'm hoping to keep the shifter in the same location so I don't have to re-cut my transmission tunnel, thus the thought of continuing to use the spacer. In order to do that, I'm now wondering if I need to take the original "long" input shaft and have the end of it cut down and machined to a custom length.

Thanks!
Scott