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Tim,
I got one of those cranks with the 1986 HCI engine I bought a few years ago. That rear pilot bearing is HUGE! Fortunately, the ID is the correct size for the JH 4sp transmission input shaft....hmmmm....someone must have been thinking....Hmmm... your 1986 crank isn't original since stock still used the small needle bearing back then. But that's okay... the ball bearing is still the way to go.
The Esprit SE onward with the Renault transaxle had a 17mm spigot. The 1986 HCI with Citroen transaxle had a 15mm spigot.
If your crank has an SKF 6202 bearing (35mm OD, 15mm ID, 11mm wide) then the PO had done a ball bearing upgrade on his own. If it has an SKF 6003 (35mm OD, 17mm ID, 10mm wide), then it's a later crank to mate with a Renault gearbox.
No matter, just details. Either way, the ball bearing is the way to go.
What was the original Supra W58 spigot journal OD ? In the Excel it was 15mm, but I don't know if that was a special for Lotus or stock Supra W58.
Later, Tim Engel
Last edited on 05-02-2005 08:21 pm by Esprit2