Hello everyone. I'm having a little trouble finding a part for the bird. I have an 86 trans am, 305 w/5 speed. I'm looking for an output shaft bearing, if thats even what it's called. It's in the tailshaft behind the rear tranny seal. I have the tailshaft removed and have everything I need to replace it except this bearing. No one had it at the local parts stores, but I'm wondering if I just described it wrong or called it the wrong thing. If someone could tell me where to find it, what the part is called, or even a part number would be great. Thanks.

 

Its official name is "extension housing bushing".

Any transmission shop will have it. Good parts stores ought to. REAL parts stores, maybe not VatoZone and such.

 

Thanks man. I should be able to track one down now that I can tell someone what it is I'm looking for. LOL

 

Well I finally found the seal and bushing in a kit together and they looked just like the old ones. So I installed the bearing and seal, got everything done and now the driveshaft won't slide in to the tailshaft. It stops dead at that bushing like its to small. I even tried tapping it in a little and as soon as I get it in there partially the driveshaft doesn't even want to turn it's so tight. Any ideas?

 

Installing the bushing often throws up a little burr on it. It's just copper, so once the drive shaft gets forced through it once, it'll peel it off and be fine after that. Sometimes it takes a little persuasion to get it in the first time.