The pilot bearing/bushing fits in the back of the crank on the vast majority of outfits, and not in the flywheel. If it's a bronze bushing I wouldn't even worry about it. They will last a long time and give good service. They are impregnated with oil, so the hotter they get the more oil oozes out of them. If it was a bearing I would be a lot more worried. They can dry out with age and high mileage, and I wouldn't ask for one to last through two clutches. Before bearings became more prevalent in clutch kits, we sold lots of clutches with bushings in them. Some people would fill the pocket behind the bushing with grease. Those units would inevitably be torn down again to fix noisy bushings that wore out the input shaft pilot area. The grease would clog the pores in the bushing and prevent the proper lube operation of the oilite bushings. A properly installed pilot bushing needs no more than a squirt of oil in it to work well for years. Although your old bushing probably had wear, if everything works smoothly I wouldn't worry about it unless it becomes noisy. The noise will occur in every gear and also neutral, any time the engine is running and the clutch is out, and disappear when the clutch is pushed in. (stopped)
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