ok i went to install my pilot bearing for my auto to t-56swap... and there was no installer tool...and so i used a extension and pounded the **** out of it until it was in...it sticks out a tiny bit if that is ok??? anyway the bearing spins fine and is good...just the face of the bearing the taperd side goin twords the rear is like scourged from the socket...is that ok??? and any close up pics of how much it can stick out

i think its like the space from | | it sticks out that much...is that ok???

 

As long as the input shaft doesn't bottom out on it when it is bolted up to the bellhousing, it probably should be okay. The main concern to me would be if the bearing damaged. I "carefully" hammered one in also many years ago, and it worked fine for quite a few miles. Then I started having problems with what seemed like the clutch not wanting to disengage at times (clutch pedal all the way to the floor). It turned out that the rollers in the pilot bearing were jamming together and it started to act like a sprag, and was grabbing the input shaft of the trans (with the clutch disengaged), so it was essentially spinning with the engine. I'm convinced that the bearing failure was due to improper installation. Suprisingly, it didn't damage the input shaft pilot bearing surface.