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Pilot shaft
Let the fun begin! If the adapter plate is .500'' thick the throwout bearing and the clutch disk will sit in the same place as the stock setup. However....the hole in the Kubota crankshaft end is not deep enough. The pilot bearing sits in the flywheel but when the trans is bolted up, there will be interference between the tip of the pilot on the trans and the bottom of the hole in the Kubota crank. Its about 1/16'' to possibly 1/8'' interference.
Instead of cutting the tip off the trans shaft I ground clearance in the Kubota crank end with an air tool. My idea was to modify the engine so that ANY Geo 5 speed would fit. Mine has a Swift flywheel and clutch setup.
Yes, the flywheel holes had to be egged out but mine stayed put even when I accidentally stalled the engine quite violently several times..
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