still doing r & d for my home build LT.would to add a bearing instead of the upper bushing,any one have any good ideas that would save me from screwing things up.pic's would help.

I saw it posted just recently, but we weld a plate to the end of the shaft housing with a hole in the middle, drill holes to mount a pillow block or you can use another bearing assembly that sandwiches a bearing between two mounting plates. Just something that will be sealed, and is easy to unbolt if you must replace it.

thanks for the reply,i thought of just using a pillow bearing after i posted the question.guess i was over just over thinking things.

I had gotten a gas pipe fitting that screwed down onto the shaft housing pipe and had the other end of it machined to have a sealed roller bearing pressed in it and it works great and is removable i looked for the pic i had on hear but it wasnt able to be pulled up for some reason so i will take another pic if you are still interested

[quote="jp0242"]I had gotten a gas pipe fitting that screwed down onto the shaft housing pipe and had the other end of it machined to have a sealed roller bearing pressed in it and it works great and is removable i looked for the pic i had on hear but it wasnt able to be pulled up for some reason so i will take another pic if you are still interested[/quote


thank-you very much, i would like to see a picture of your set up, i'm still in the r&d phase of my build due to the fact hunting season starts very soon.and i'm looking at all options.

Here are some pic like I said it screws onto the shaft housing pipe that the old godevil seal cap screwed to and the other end of it I had machined and a bearing pressed in I had to use a lil sandpaper to get the shaft to fit perfect but its good now only leaks a small amount of grease pass it and cost about $10 minus the machining cost got lucky and had a friend do it for me good luck hope this helps

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It's a bit more expensive but on my last longtail build I ordered a top bearing housing from Beavertail and had a plumber buddy thread the top of the shaft tube for it. I believe I paid about $100 for the housing and it has a built-in bearing and seal, simple and easy.

thanks for the idea and thats a nice looking home build you've got going there,
what size motor are you using.

jp0242 thanks for posting the pics of your home built bearing. i went out today and tracked down the hex bushing ,now i need to match up a sealed bearing then figure out how to put the too together.

I'll try to get the number on the bearing later today for you so you can just get one and take it to a machine shop and they can do the rest

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ds-that one was for a 13hp motor.

pumpgunner- did you use the mad mud motor plans for that frame build, i can only hope my first build turns out half as nice as that one.

ds-I built my first longtail from the Mad plans, they are a good starting point but there are a few things on there I would change. They are really good for getting part numbers, etc. That frame in the picture is pretty much a new design with some elements from the Mad plans. It sounds like you are on the right track with yours!

Bearing #6203-2rs-3/4

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thanks-guys!

where did you get those u joints from

Search for "13 horse honda gx390 build" I put a ton of pictures in that thread. im also attaching a picture of all the bearings and seals i used for my build.