Hello Yotatech faithful, I've accumulated the donor car (MB 82' 300SD) the truck (1991 Standard cab pickup w/ R150F 5speed) for the OM617 swap into the Toyota, I've been researching for quite some time now started out wanting to put it in the Jeep YJ but loved the Toyota's, so here I stand, only thing between me and the swap is the pilot bearing adapter. Seeing how I don't have a machinist worth his weight in sand in my town I'm seeking either some measurements or help with this piece of the puzzle so that I can go to a machine shop with specifics. I know a few of you out there have already made the switch most notably Powerstroke Joe because his build is similar to what mine will be in the end having used the same body style truck and tranny. I'm not needing an entire kit like I know 4x4 labs sells or tdswaps.com. Has anyone replicated one of these additionally? Any help is greatly appreciated guys.

 

This is the bushing I use. The center hole is threaded so that when the pilot bearing is pressed in, I can still insert a long bolt and push the bushing out of the crank.

 

Ok that's exactly what I need, did you use the w56 or r150f tranny? Do you know if the bushing will fit either flywheel opening? Thanks

 

w56, but it might fit the r150 too.

 

Ahhh ok I'll have to find out about the sizes, thanks again!

 

were you able to find out the sizes?

 

Yes, the w56 and r150f have the same opening in the flywheels, spoke to Luke at 4x4 Labs to confirm.

 

what do you need to make it out of? Steel? Alluminum? Stainless?

 

I actually changed my mind on this swap and will be dropping my diesel into a Jeep Wrangler YJ as it has a lot more room to work with, in the mean time I did accumulate the flywheel adapter for the pilot bearing and the adapter plate which now I will not be using. But most pilot bearings are made from bronze or aluminum I would go with one of those something soft. The adapter plate was custom made and the flywheel adapter I got from Luke at 4x4 labs if you're interested I will sell them at a great price. The adapter is for the R150F 5 speed trans.

 

I think I might be interested in it. The one I ended up getting from the guy in Oregon took out my input bearing my transmission Are you interested in any trades?

 

Im definately interested pm me if you still have them and how much you want I think Im starting the swap next week.
also the dimensions are in millimeters correct?

 

Tempting... Where are you at in Maine?

 

​​​​​​​Where did you find the bushing at? Do you know a part number?