Can you just remove a flex plate from a 4.0 engine and put a flywheel on it so I can bolt up a manual transmission to it?
Swaping a 4.0 engine flex plate for a flywheel.
- Thread starter bobsxlch
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I believe you'll need to add a pilot bearing to the crank.
Yes a flywheel will just bolt up but as above you'll also need to install a pilot bearing for the manual transmission's input shaft.
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I'm not sure that will matter since I'm doing a complete engine rebuild and putting a new crank in it.
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I was just saying I'm doing a complete rebuild and putting a new crank in, so I should be good.... Thanks for the feedback
A pilot bearing is something not installed in an engine bolted up to an automatic tranny. I doubt a machine shop is going to install one for you unless you specify.
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Now that I'm aware of that I'll look into it. I have a line on a 4.0 engine that's cheap but was set up for an automatic transmission.
It's pretty straight forward. Just look at the pic above and compare to what you get from the shop. If it's not there, tap over in and bolt up your flywheel.
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