Booze_Rooster
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Hey guys, my search efforts turned up nothing helpful.
I am sprucing up my used and abused Predator 420. I got it from a buddy who bought it from a guy- so parts are modified, chopped off, missing etc. Which leaves me with little to go on.
I had an ebay special 40 series torque converter on it with a dinky aluminum backing plate.
I opted to swap a steel one on from OMB Warehouse (Part no. 1638877)
Only after it arrived and I went to swap the jackshaft over from the aluminum to the steel did I realize the aluminum plate's jackshaft bearings are far larger.
Reading the OMB info, the steel plate takes "standard" 1 3/8" OD bearings. When I measure my jackshaft and driven unit I get a shaft OD of 3/4". However the area where the bearing rides on the shaft is about 55/64" (practically 7/8"). The bearing pocket on each end of the tube is about 1/2" deep.
I cant find any "common" bearings with any specific measurements listed on Go Power Sports to confirm the fit. A lot of the bearings on GPS for a "3/4" jackshaft list the bearing ID as 3/4"
So basically what I need to know here is- what the hell am I looking for? Am I trying to wrestle a proprietary shaft into the wrong application? Are all 3/4" 40 series jackshafts stepped up at the bearing? Or are they 3/4" across the shaft? Even better- who can direct me to the bearings I need? Been in and out of the garage with my "backup" dial calipers (good ones are at work...) trying to search every website for these dimensions.
I am sprucing up my used and abused Predator 420. I got it from a buddy who bought it from a guy- so parts are modified, chopped off, missing etc. Which leaves me with little to go on.
I had an ebay special 40 series torque converter on it with a dinky aluminum backing plate.
I opted to swap a steel one on from OMB Warehouse (Part no. 1638877)
Only after it arrived and I went to swap the jackshaft over from the aluminum to the steel did I realize the aluminum plate's jackshaft bearings are far larger.
Reading the OMB info, the steel plate takes "standard" 1 3/8" OD bearings. When I measure my jackshaft and driven unit I get a shaft OD of 3/4". However the area where the bearing rides on the shaft is about 55/64" (practically 7/8"). The bearing pocket on each end of the tube is about 1/2" deep.
I cant find any "common" bearings with any specific measurements listed on Go Power Sports to confirm the fit. A lot of the bearings on GPS for a "3/4" jackshaft list the bearing ID as 3/4"
So basically what I need to know here is- what the hell am I looking for? Am I trying to wrestle a proprietary shaft into the wrong application? Are all 3/4" 40 series jackshafts stepped up at the bearing? Or are they 3/4" across the shaft? Even better- who can direct me to the bearings I need? Been in and out of the garage with my "backup" dial calipers (good ones are at work...) trying to search every website for these dimensions.