Pilot bearings... again

[ed armstrong]

Maybe the difference in the 15 vs 18 mm inner dia is
because the "newer" PB is a sealed unit vs exposed
needle bearing ??



--- Gerard <gerard at poboxes.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Just popped around to the garage and measured the
> input shaft on the 016
> UW gearbox I am fitting to my '89 Audi 200. The
> thickest part of the
> shaft seems to be around 18mm diameter. The tip of
> the shaft seems a bit
> rounded off, but I'm not going to worry about that
> (holding thumbs).
>
> I asked a while back about 2 pilot bearings listed
> for the MC engine.
> The
> dimensions were:
>
>   BK15x24x26
>   C18x24x16
>
> From what I can tell the format is:
>
>   (inner diameter) x (outer diameter) x (length)
>
> The BK15x24x26 supercedes the C18x24x16.
>
> To me this means the input shaft of the post-88 Audi
> 200 was thinner
> than
> the older ones. Is this correct? If I am measuring
> 18mm diameter than I
> should be using C18x24x16, right?
>
> Anyone know difference in shaft diameters?
>
> The bushing on the type-44 automatic's crank was a
> 15mm inner diameter.
>
> Should I try and find out if there is such a thing
> as a 18x24x26?
>
> G.
>
>


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